Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

The saying contrasts bodily power with moral and psychological resolve, asserting that what we call “strength” is ultimately a matter of will: the capacity to persist, to endure suffering, and to act from conviction rather than force. Read in a Gandhian frame, it aligns with the ethos of satyagraha—nonviolent resistance grounded in steadfastness—where courage is measured not by the ability to overpower an opponent but by the ability to hold to truth and discipline under pressure. More broadly, it functions as a maxim about agency: limitations of physique, circumstance, or resources need not determine one’s effectiveness when determination and purpose are unwavering.