Benjamin Disraeli

The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
Benjamin Disraeli

Or even in one and a half!

So jump twice the distance of the chasm just to be sure you've made it. It's better to clear the distance with a little extra than to fall into the pit.

1Cr 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.