smug sayings 3

this one leaves me speechless (almost)

"Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself."

that pearl of wisdom came from someone called joel hawes, a clerical gentleman, born in massachusetts in the 18th century.

was he into archery, or something?

i hope he will forgive me if i re-write it, as follows:

'aim at the sun, and you may not reach it, because it is 93 million miles away, and you won't see where your arrow went because you will be blind."

next!

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