Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Leap

A great leap gives a great shake.Spanish.

A leap in the dark.(The fable of the two frogs.)

Before you leap look at the ground.Malabar.

He that takes too great a leap falls into the ditch.

He who would leap high must take a long run.Danish.

Look before you, ere you leap,
As you sow you’re like to reap.Butler.

Look before you leap.Italian, German.

Look before you leap, for snakes among sweet flowers creep.

One must step back to make the better leap.French.