Archer Quote by Confucius

“An archer must never blame a target for missing it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

The archer who overshoots his mark does no better than he who falls short of it.

— Michel de Montaigne

In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round…

— Confucius

It is not reasonable that he who does not shoot should hit the mark, nor that he who does not stand fast at his…

— Plutarch

When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots…

— Zhuangzi

“The hand that stretches the bow must open like a child's hand opens. What sometimes hinders the precision of the shot is the archer's…

— Eugen Herrigel

The shot will go smoothly only when it takes the archer himself by surprise.

— Eugen Herrigel

Missing the mark is one of the ways in which we learn to hit the target.

— Eric Butterworth

How can you make sure you never miss your target? Shoot first, and whatever you hit, call it the target.

— Anonymous

No gun is perfectly true. So the marksman, that he may hit the bull's-eye, points elsewhere.

— George Iles

The man who has been wounded by a chance arrow must not shoot at sight the first man he happens to meet.

— Edward Jenks

“Stop blaming and start aiming.”

— Rob Liano