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

Bow

A bow long bent waxeth weak.

A bow o’erbent will weaken.

Draw not your bow until your arrow is fixed.

Have two strings to your bow.

He has two strings to his bow.

He’s overshot his bow.

I’ve shot my arrow and hung up my bow.Turkish.

It is always good to have two strings to your bow.Italian.

Strain not your bow beyond its bent lest it break.Dutch.

The bow that is always bent slackens or breaks.Spanish.

When the bow is too much bent it breaks.