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It's not “Discretion is the better part of valour.”. It's “The better part of valour is discretion”.

Silly peasants.

>> No.7237409

>>7237400
Same fucking thing you autist.

>> No.7237413

Sukmioff T. Enderli

>> No.7237419

OP loves cock

>> No.7237432

ALAS POOR YORICK, I KNEW HIM WELL

>> No.7237440

>>7237400
Uh, yeah, I know. I've probably read more Shakespeare than you.

>> No.7237444

>>7237440
Why would you do that to yourself?

>> No.7237475

>>7237440
Nuh-uh.

>> No.7237485

It is usually thought that the phrase was in common parlance at the time and Shakespeare merely rearranged it for the sake of the meter. Very similar sentiments are recorded earlier if not that precise phrase.

>> No.7237488

>>7237485
This - this happens a lot, you'll find. How many poets have said basically:

'Many cities now content for Homer dead, through which the living Homer baked his bread'.

I can find at least three, including Whitman.

>> No.7237504

>>7237444
>>7237475
Is this a same poster?

>> No.7237518
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7237518

>>7237504
Second is me, so no.

>> No.7237540

>>7237400
>Being this pretentious.

>> No.7237543

>>7237540
>being a pleb apologist

>> No.7237553

>>7237543
>Being a pleb.

>> No.7237555

>>7237553
remember where you are boy

>> No.7237559

>>7237555
A place for e/lit/es.