1128  Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

686  He that can have patience can have what he will

1586  Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

1384  The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.

763  Force overcome by force.