William Shakespeare a-t-il vraiment dit « The better part of valour is discretion » ?

William Shakespeare a-t-il vraiment dit « The better part of valour is discretion » ?

Trouvé mot pour mot. Oui. Le texte figure dans des œuvres attribuées à William Shakespeare. Source et emplacement ci-dessous.

… 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 valour 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. Therefore I'll make him sure; yea, and I'll swear I kill'd him. Why may not he rise as well as I? Nothing confutes me but eyes, and nobody sees me. Therefore, sirrah [stabs him], with a new wound in your thigh, come you along with me.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — William Shakespeare, Scene IV. Another part of the field. · ¶1564 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #100 · source

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