Why did you act in this way, you pitiable ones? Make a bow of repentance, recognize your fault, be sorry for your nakedness. Neither one of them could blame himself, neither of them had the least bit of humility. Dorotheus of Gaza
Three kinds of souls, three prayers: 1) I am a bow in your hands, Lord. Draw me, lest I rot. 2) Do not overdraw me, Lord. I shall break. 3) Overdraw me, Lord, and who cares if I break. Nikos Kazantzakis
A man without money is a bow without an arrow. Jack McDevitt
A man without money is like a bow without arrows. Hindi Proverb
A bow that is bent too far will break. Italian Proverb
A bow too much bent will break. American Proverb