The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero,

[Sukanya]

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks
is a minor hero
compared to the lion who overcomes himself.
-Jalal al-Din Rumi

Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi or مولانا جلال الدين محمد بلخى Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) was a Persian philosopher, theologian, poet, teacher, and founder of the Mevlevi (or Mawlawi) order of Sufism; also known as Mevlana (Our Guide), Jalaluddin Rumi, or simply Rumi.

 

[Sukanya]

Yo sahassam sahassena sangame manusse jine
Ekanca jeyyamattanam sa ve sangamajuttamo
(Dhammapada. 103 )
If one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand men,
and if another conquer himself, the latter is the greatest of conquerors