One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Individuals are weak alone, but a group is strong. Unity provides protection.
- In plain terms
- Together we are strong, alone we are weak.
- What can you take from it?
- Unity creates strength.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a group strong?
- How do you unify?
Another view
It can justify suppressing individuality.
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