Kautilya's Arthashastra 9.1.26

9.1.26

"śaktideśakālānāṃ tu śaktiḥ śreyasī" ity ācāryāḥ //

My teacher says that of strength, place, and time, strength is the best; for a man who is possessed of strength can overcome the difficulties due either to the unevenness of the ground or to the cold, hot, or rainy periods of time. Some say that place is the best for the reason that a dog, seated in a convenient place, can drag a crocodile and that a crocodile in low ground can drag a dog.