Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Yes. Everyone forgets that it was Falstaff who said 'The better part of valour is discretion' and (mis)quotes it as though it were holy writ as opposed to being something said by a fictional character who was being represented as a coward, a poltroon and a blowhard.
I have an issue with quotations as proof of argument, anyway. Just because some famous ***** said it, doesn't mean I have to believe it.