Niú yǒu qiānjīn zhī lì; rén yǒu dào niú zhī fāng.

Lit No matter how strong bulls are, humans have ways of overturning them.

Fig However strong one's opponent is, one can find a way to conquer him. Wisdom can overcome brute force.

Note [Cf. Xīyáng Jì, chap. 31; note: literally, qiānjīn means “one thousand catties,” but qiānjīn is figuratively taken to mean “a ton; a great weight.”]

Topics qiānjīn (wt.) STRONGER WISDOM Xīyáng_Jì