Mencius: The man who would be benevolent is like the archer. The archer adjusts himself…
The man who would be benevolent is like the archer. The archer adjusts himself and then shoots. If he misses, he does not murmur against those who surpass himself. He simply turns round and seeks the cause of his failure in himself.
- Source
- From the book The Works of Mencius, Book 2, Gong Sun Chou, part 1; translated by James Legge, 1861
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “If you miss the target, look for the cause in yourself”
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