“Union may be strength, but it is mere brute strength unless wisely directed.”
“Brute strength is overrated. With the right skills, a does can defeat a lion.”
“Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness.”
“Power isn’t control at all — power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.”
“Everything happens for a reason, even when we are not wise enough to see it. When there is no struggle, there is no strength.”
“first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured”