Buy your bow before you build your house:
Would you be known as a bowman or a builder?
Hold your bow tightly, but not too much so:
Do not be negligent or excessive in all that you do.
String your bow quickly:
Life does not wait for the bowman more than any other.
You must nock the arrow before you draw the bow:
Preparation is everything, do not be unprepared.
Practice in every storm that comes:
You will not always have calm air.
Do not boast before you hit the target:
Arrogance is a coat worn by fools.
Once the arrow is released it cannot be unsent:
Arrows are like words; let them both be sent with care.
Skill with the bow is one of the Six Noble Arts:
Respect the art and its practitioner.
But If you cannot master the bow, give it to another:
It is not good to look like a fish on horseback.
