sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

proverb

A group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.

Similar
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Meanings

proverb
  1. A group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.

    Scotty: My wee granny used to say, "Ya cannae break a stick in a bundle."

    2016, Simon Pegg et al., Star Trek Beyond, approx 110 min.
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    Sticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken. Same applies to people.

    2013 November 16, “The Father, His Sons, and The Bundle of Sticks”, in Fables of Aesop, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2017, retrieved 21 May 2017

    Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. So says the inspirational Kenyan proverb extolling the power of Unity.

    2014 August 17, Morgana West, “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable”, in Glaston Centre, UK, retrieved 13 May 2017

    The children learn that there is a whole lot more that they can do together. . . . [W]hen you join together, like sticks in a bundle, you are much stronger.

    2016 April 7, “Sticks In A Bundle Can't Be Broken: There is Strength in Numbers”, in SylRenner.com, archived from the original on 12 May 2019, retrieved 13 May 2017

    Synonyms: a stick in a bundle cannot be broken, a stick in a bundle is unbreakable, a twig in a bundle cannot be broken, a twig in a bundle is unbreakable, one cannot break a stick in a bundle, one cannot break a twig in a bundle, one can't break a stick in a bundle, one can't break a twig in a bundle

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbA group of people who are cooperating can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot.

Similar
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Also see
a stick in a bundle cannot be brokensticks in a bundle can't be brokenunited we stand, divided we fall
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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