Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Longfellow Quotation


"If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it:

Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of the earth. "

--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


I don't understand what Longfellow means here. Can you explain it? Who cares about arrows anyway? Very few people use them anymore.

1 comment:

  1. I think this quotation means that you should never just make the mark; you should do better than the required.

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