could anyone help me to translate this german sentence？

[wongarho4322]

＂Den Ausschlag geben nicht Zahl und Material, sondern Wachsamkeit und innere Widerstandskraft. ＂
it is hard to understand what does this sentence mean ..... could anyeone help me to translate this german sentence into english？genuinely thanks！

[german.innovative]

Hallo,

Thank you for your comment and question!

"The deciding factors are not number or material, but vigilance and an internal power of resistance."

I hope this helps!

Vielen Dank!

Clara
Team GermanPod101.com