Discretion has been termed the better part of valour, and it is more certain, that diffidence is the better part of knowledge. (Charles Caleb Colton)

Discretion has been termed the better part of valour, and it is more certain, that diffidence is the better part of knowledge.

Charles Caleb Colton

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