Archer Quotes
55 quotes by 42 authors
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A prudent man... must behave like those archers who, if they are skillful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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If there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the good. Will not…
— Aristotle
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Famous archer, Howard Hill won all of the 267 archery contests he entered. He could hit a bullseye at 50 feet, then split first arrow…
— Zig Ziglar
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The shot will go smoothly only when it takes the archer himself by surprise.
— Eugen Herrigel
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In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and…
— Confucius
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They tell us sometimes that if we had only kept quiet, all these desirable things would have come about of themselves. I am reminded of…
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.
— Gautama Buddha
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As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.
— Gautama Buddha
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Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes. It is said…
— Herodotus
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It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely…
— Aristotle
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Knights are cavalry, bishops are archers, rooks are cannons and queens are wizards.
— Jacob Aagaard
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Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot: unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they kept always strung they would break and…
— Herodotus
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I must only warn you of one thing. You have become a different person in the course of these years. For this is what the…
— Eugen Herrigel
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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth./The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and…
— Khalil Gibran
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We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there's no reason to become our own worst…
— Amby Burfoot
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What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds.
— Jack Gilbert
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An archer competing for a clay vessel shoots effortlessly, his or her skill and concentration unimpeded. If the prize is changed to a brass ornament,…
— Zhuangzi
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But you must be patient and careful; nor should you expect to become an accomplished archer without long and severe training.
— Maurice Thompson
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When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he…
— Zhuangzi
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Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program.
— Felicity Jones
Who Wrote These Archer Quotes
42 authors contributed a total of 55 Archer Quotes, led by these top contributors: