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Aim

(noun) The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. Example: "Take time with the aim of your gun."

6 QUOTES
"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."
— Plato
"One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts."
— George Washington
"The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain."
— Aristotle
"The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy."
— Voltaire
"You will learn to believe that happiness is the aim in life when anger, fear & hurt aren't welcome."
— Caylor Parish
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
— Aristotle

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