"if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time
  1. If you have no ambition, you will have no success Synonyms: if you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time
    Sense id: en-if_you_aim_at_nothing,_you'll_hit_it_every_time-en-proverb-wCj2Tblg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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