Looking for an idiom or expression synonymous with “where force fails, skill and patience will prevail”
I am looking for an idiom or expression, conveying the same meaning as this one - Where force fails, skill and patience will prevail. I do not know whether this one is used in English, so I am looking for a different one. The implication is that one finds another way to do something, using his wit and acumen, instead of doing it with physical force. For example:
- He is a sharp-witted person. Instead of carrying wood logs down to his basement by hand, he came up with an idea of using a treadmill to finish the job.
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I am looking for an idiom or expression, conveying the same meaning as this one - Where force fails, skill and patience will prevail. I do not know whether this one is used in English, so I am looking for a different one. The implication is that one finds another way to do something, using his wit and acumen, instead of doing it with physical force. For example:
- He is a sharp-witted person. Instead of carrying wood logs down to his basement by hand, he came up with an idea of using a treadmill to finish the job.
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The only thing that comes to mind is "brain over brawn". it might not be an expression, but it is simple and clean, and pretty much what you mean.
– Uhtred Ragnarsson
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I am looking for an idiom or expression, conveying the same meaning as this one - Where force fails, skill and patience will prevail. I do not know whether this one is used in English, so I am looking for a different one. The implication is that one finds another way to do something, using his wit and acumen, instead of doing it with physical force. For example:
- He is a sharp-witted person. Instead of carrying wood logs down to his basement by hand, he came up with an idea of using a treadmill to finish the job.
idiom-requests expression-requests
edited 1 min ago
Laurel
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asked 3 hours ago
BeqaBeqa
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I am looking for an idiom or expression, conveying the same meaning as this one - Where force fails, skill and patience will prevail. I do not know whether this one is used in English, so I am looking for a different one. The implication is that one finds another way to do something, using his wit and acumen, instead of doing it with physical force. For example:
- He is a sharp-witted person. Instead of carrying wood logs down to his basement by hand, he came up with an idea of using a treadmill to finish the job.
idiom-requests expression-requests
idiom-requests expression-requests
edited 1 min ago
Laurel
33.7k667118
asked 3 hours ago
BeqaBeqa
611414
edited 1 min ago
Laurel
33.7k667118
asked 3 hours ago
BeqaBeqa
611414
edited 1 min ago
Laurel
33.7k667118
edited 1 min ago
Laurel
33.7k667118
edited 1 min ago
Laurel
33.7k667118
33.7k667118
asked 3 hours ago
BeqaBeqa
611414
asked 3 hours ago
BeqaBeqa
611414
asked 3 hours ago
BeqaBeqa
611414
611414
The only thing that comes to mind is "brain over brawn". it might not be an expression, but it is simple and clean, and pretty much what you mean.
– Uhtred Ragnarsson
2 hours ago
add a comment |
The only thing that comes to mind is "brain over brawn". it might not be an expression, but it is simple and clean, and pretty much what you mean.
– Uhtred Ragnarsson
2 hours ago
The only thing that comes to mind is "brain over brawn". it might not be an expression, but it is simple and clean, and pretty much what you mean.
– Uhtred Ragnarsson
2 hours ago
The only thing that comes to mind is "brain over brawn". it might not be an expression, but it is simple and clean, and pretty much what you mean.
– Uhtred Ragnarsson
2 hours ago
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Attack by Stratagem Sun Tzu SunTzuSaid
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme
excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's
resistance without fighting.
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Work smart, not hard
Your brain is the most powerful muscle in your body
The Mind Is The Body's Strongest Muscle
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Attack by Stratagem Sun Tzu SunTzuSaid
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme
excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's
resistance without fighting.
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Attack by Stratagem Sun Tzu SunTzuSaid
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme
excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's
resistance without fighting.
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Attack by Stratagem Sun Tzu SunTzuSaid
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme
excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's
resistance without fighting.
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Attack by Stratagem Sun Tzu SunTzuSaid
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme
excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's
resistance without fighting.
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The only thing that comes to mind is "brain over brawn". it might not be an expression, but it is simple and clean, and pretty much what you mean.
– Uhtred Ragnarsson
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