Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aarons beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you’re sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.
—Joseph Campbell (1904–87) American Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
Even the weak become strong when they are united.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
—Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) (39–65 CE) Roman Statesman, Latin Poet
Whatever disunites man from God disunites man from man.
—Edmund Burke (1729–97) British Philosopher, Statesman
I don’t know what is truth,
but I can tell you how to find it!
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78) Swiss-born French Philosopher
One country, one constitution, one destiny.
—Daniel Webster (1782–1852) American Statesman, Lawyer
Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
—Baha’u’llah (1817–92) Founder of the Islamic Baha’i Movement
It takes no genius to observe that a one man band never gets very big.
—Charles A. Garfield (b.1944) American Psychologist
Because of what you have done the heavens have become a part of man’s world. And as you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and Tranquillity to Earth. For one priceless moment, in the whole history of man, all the people on this Earth are truly one. One in their pride in what you have done. One in our prayers that you will return safely to Earth.
—Richard Nixon (1913–94) American Head of State, Lawyer
Behold they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the laws of death.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end.
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) American Head of State
Include me out.
—Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974) Polish-born American Film Producer, Businessperson
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people’s urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.
—Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American Head of State
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
—Helen Keller (1880–1968) American Author
We are one, after all, you and I. Together we suffer, together exist, and forever will recreate each other.
—Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) French Jesuit Philosopher, Paleontologist
Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy-making among free men.
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) 31st American President
What a quality of innocence people have when they don’t expect to be harmed.
—Hanif Kureishi (b.1954) British Screenwriter, Novelist
The multitude which is not brought to act as unity, is confusion. That unity which has not its origin in the multitude is tyranny.
—Blaise Pascal (1623–62) French Mathematician, Physicist, Theologian
All for one, one for all, that is our device.
—Alexandre Dumas pere (1802–1870) French Novelist, Playwright
We come to reason, not to dominate. We do not seek to have our way, but to find a common way.
—Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–73) American Head of State, Political leader
Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
We are all in this together, by ourselves.
—Lily Tomlin (b.1939) American Comedy Actress
Necessity unites.
—German Proverb
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
—Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) British Children’s Books Writer, Short story, Novelist, Poet, Journalist
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