I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Power that gets used constantly is being spent and tested at the same time. Restraint keeps it intact, and it keeps people guessing about its limits, which is most of where its force lives. There is also the plainer point: someone who reaches for the upper hand in every disagreement teaches everyone around them to prepare for it. Strength held back reads as strength; strength deployed reads as need.

Notice the next moment you could win by pulling rank, insisting, or reminding someone who decides. Try letting it pass and asking instead. You lose nothing you actually needed, and the option stays available.