“Forgiveness is the better part of valor. (Acheron)
I always thought it was ‘discretion.’ (Thanatos)
Discretion is easy. It’s finding the courage to forgive yourself and others that is hard. (Acheron)”

“Discretion is the better part of valor.”

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet

“Zaphod did not want to tangle with them and, deciding that just as discretion is the better part of valor, so was cowardice is the better part of discretion, he valiantly hid himself in a closet.”

Douglas Adams Life, the Universe and Everything

“To err is human, to forgive divine. (Acheron)
I don’t ask for your forgiveness. I don’t deserve it. I only ask for a chance to show you now that I’m not the fool I was once. (Styxx)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

“Discretion is the better part of not getting exsanguinated.”

Jim Butcher book Blood Rites

“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 (1777–1832) British priest and writer

“You know the incredible thing about hearts is their unbelievable capacity for forgiveness. You’d be amazed what people will overlook when they love someone. (Acheron)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

“Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others.”

Morrie Schwartz (1916–1995) American sociologist

“Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.”

Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker