Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

The aphorism contrasts brute force and repetition with precision and judgment. “Power” here is framed not as the capacity to inflict the most blows, but as the ability to choose the right moment, target, and means—an idea applicable to rhetoric, politics, strategy, and personal conduct. The line implies that effectiveness is a truer measure of strength than intensity: a single accurate action can outweigh many misguided ones. It also carries an ethical undertone, suggesting restraint and discernment as marks of real authority, since striking “true” requires clarity of purpose rather than impulsive aggression.