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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 Seeks For The Cause Of His Failure In Himself.

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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 Seeks For The Cause Of His Failure In Himself.

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