A small archery target on an easel with one arrow in it and a gold ring floating above, on a teal background.

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Benjamin Martin

Aim small, miss small.

— The Patriot

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The repeated word “small” connects the precision of an aim with the size of a possible error. As a maxim, it favours a definite point of focus over a broad target. Its compressed symmetry makes disciplined attention sound like a way to limit mistakes.

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