https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Fri, 08 May 2026 22:53:55 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 https://wist.info/lloyd-george-david/2583/ https://wist.info/lloyd-george-david/2583/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/wp/?p=2583 There is no greater mistake than to try to leap an abyss in two jumps.

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh politician, statesman, UK Prime Minister (1916-22)
War Memoirs of David Lloyd George, Vol. 2, ch. 24 (1933)

Not original with Lloyd George, but usually attributed to him. For more information, see here. Variants:

• "Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps."
• "The most dangerous thing in the world is to leap a chasm in two jumps."
• "Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."
• "There is nothing more dangerous than to leap a chasm in two jumps."

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