if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time

proverb

If you have no ambition, you will have no success

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Meanings

proverb

alternative if you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time

  1. If you have no ambition, you will have no success
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APA

if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20aim%20at%20nothing%2C%20you'll%20hit%20it%20every%20time

MLA

“if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20aim%20at%20nothing%2C%20you'll%20hit%20it%20every%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20aim%20at%20nothing%2C%20you'll%20hit%20it%20every%20time.

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