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Discretion concerns having the freedom to make choices, individual choicebeing most important, for example, in a free society. To use ones discretion meansto use ones judgment to act in a certain way, based on your own thoughts andyour own judgment.
Valor refers to boldness, courage, spirit, when facing a situation needing some action often action needing to be taken when facing danger.
So, the phrase "discretion is the better part of valor" means to act freely whendeciding what to do in a dangerous situation requiring bold action, but toalso act with care, and thoughtful action so as to not do something that youwould later feel you made the wrong decision about; to think before acting would be another way of putting it.
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What part of speech is valor?
Valour (also spelled valor) is a noun.
What part of speech are the words in the sentence this is the best birthday?
pronoun
What is the lesser part of valor?
You are probably thinking of this quotation from Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1, spoken by Falstaff: "The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life."
What part of speech is best policy in sentence honesty is the best policy?
Best is adjective and policy is noun
How do you use the word epilogue in a sentence?
The best part of the book was the epilogue.
What part of speech is which in this sentence WHICH do you think would look best?
It's a determiner.
What part of speech is honesty in the sentence The best policy is honesty?
Honesty is a noun.
Which would be the best topic sentence?
the most interesting part to you that is included in the book throughout the chapter........the most important part is .............
What is a telling part of a sentence?
A telling part of a sentence usually includes the main idea or the crucial information that the sentence is trying to convey. It is the part that is most important for understanding the meaning of the sentence.
Which part of the sentence is the nonrestrictive modifier?
Which part of the sentence is a nonrestrictive clause?
Do you use my friend and I or my friend and me?
That depends on which part of the sentence the phrase is in (whether those people are the subject of the sentence, or the object of it). If you're the subject of the sentence, it's "I" ("Your best friend and I want to take you to the club"); if you're the object, it's "me" ("Please do this for your best friend and me"). In either case, you can take the best friend out of the sentence for a moment, to determine whether you are "I" or "me".
Which best explains why the following sentence presents a secularist sentiment?
it rejects religion playing a part in venices government
