| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Shot, Shooting |
| | | A chance shot will kill the devil. Irish. | 1 |
| A fine shot never killed a bird. Italian. | 2 |
| A man does not always aim at what he means to hit. | 3 |
| A miss is as good as a mile. | 4 |
| An inch in missing is as bad as an ell. | 5 |
| An inch of a miss is as good as a mile. | 6 |
| He is a bad shot who cannot find an excuse. German. | 7 |
| He must shoot well who always hits the mark. Dutch. | 8 |
| He that shoots always right forfeits his arrow. | 9 |
| He that is always shooting must sometimes hit. | 10 |
| He who once hits will ever be shooting. | 11 |
| He who shoots often hits at last. German. | 12 |
| He will shoot higher that shoots at the moon than he that shoots at a dunghill, though he miss the mark. | 13 |
| It is not enough to aim, you must hit. Italian. | 14 |
| Not every ball hits. German. | 15 |
| Often shooting hits the mark. German. | 16 |
| One cannot take aim at things too high. | 17 |
| One does not always hit what one aims at. French. | 18 |
| One may as much miss the mark by aiming too high as too low. | 19 |
| Shoot not beyond the mark. Terence. | 20 |
When he hits ’tis history,
When he misses ’tis mystery. | 21 | | |
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