we must learn to walk before we can run
- we must learn to walk before we can run
The metaphorical phrase to run before one can walk is also common.
c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 116 Fyrst the chylde crepyth and after gooth [walks].
c 1450 Towneley Play of First Shepherds (EETS) 1.100 Ffyrst must vs crepe and sythen [afterwards] go.
1670 J. RAY English Proverbs 75 You must learn to creep before you go.
1794 G. WASHINGTON Letter 20 July in Writings (1940) XXXIII. 438 We must walk as other countries have done before we can run.
1851 G. BORROW Lavengro II. ii. Ambition is a very pretty thing; but sir, we must walk before we run.
1876 J. PLATT Business 124 More fail from doing too much than too little. We must learn and be strong enough to walk before we can run.
1947 M. PENN Manchester Fourteen Miles xv. Mrs. Winstanley reproved her for being impatient. She pointed out..that everybody must learn to walk before they could run.
1980 K. AMIS Russian Hide & Seek iv. At the moment we can’t leave it to the English to do anything. We must learn to walk before we can run.
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