'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.
The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by her own intrinsic motion, without gaining any new degree of velocity, or lessening what she has acquired.
The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.
You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.