A bow drawn back fires an arrow that flies forward.

Phrase output when GPT-4o was asked to find a related proverb to “one must fold one’s knees before jumping”.

• I thought it was a nice phrase.
• A quick search suggests that there is no well-known source for this proverb, and it may be a GPT invention.
  • It’s interesting and I want to use it actively.

A bow drawn back shoots arrows flying forward.

• bow and arrow
  • The Parable of the Bow and Arrow

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