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Chandogya Upanishad 7.8.1

'Power (bala) is better than understanding. One powerful man shakes a hundred men of understanding. If a man is powerful, he becomes a rising man. If he rises, he becomes a man who visits wise people. If he visits, he becomes a follower of wise people. If he follows them, he becomes a seeing, a hearing, a perceiving, a knowing, a doing, an understanding man. By power the earth stands firm, and the sky, and the heaven, and the mountains, gods and men, cattle, birds, herbs, trees, all beasts down to worms, midges, and ants; by power the world stands firm. Meditate on power.

In plain words: Strength is greater than understanding, since one strong person can shake a hundred clever ones. With strength a person gets up, seeks out wise people, follows them, and comes to truly see and understand; strength also holds the whole world steady.

Chandogya Upanishad
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