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1 DISCRETION
• Discretion is the better part of valo(u)r - Береженого Бог бережет (Б)• Discretion is the mother of other virtues - Осторожность - мать мудрости (O)• Ounce of discretion is worth a pound of knowledge (learning, wit) (An) - Осторожность - мать мудрости (O) -
2 Осторожность - мать мудрости
Не is wise who is cautious Cf: Caution is the eldest child of wisdom (Am.). Discretion is the mother of other virtues (Br.). An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of knowledge (Am.). An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning (Br.). An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Осторожность - мать мудрости
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3 одним глазом спи, а другим береги
Set phrase: an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning (дословно: Унция осторожности не хуже фунта ученья)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > одним глазом спи, а другим береги
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