QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: King Henry IV Part 1 ACT/SCENE: 5.4 SPEAKER: Falstaff CONTEXT: Counterfeit? I lie. I am no counterfeit. To die is to be a counterfeit, for he is but the counterfeit of a man who hath not the life of a man; but to counterfeit dying when a man thereby liveth is to be no counterfeit, but the true and perfect image of life indeed. The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life. Zounds, I am afraid of this gunpowder Percy, though he be dead. How if he should counterfeit too and rise? By my faith, I am afraid he would prove the better counterfeit. DUTCH: Het beste deel van moed is voorzichtigheid./ Het betere deel van de dapperheid is voorzichtigheid. MORE: Frequently misquoted, or rearranged, as “Discretion is the better part of valour”. Topics: misquoted, proverbs and idioms, risk, courage, caution