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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. – John Donne

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all. – Alexander the Great

In union there is strength. – Aesop

The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out. – James Baldwin

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking. – Mahatma Gandhi

Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there. – Virginia Burden, The Process of Intuition

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. – Kenyan Proverb

One is a member of a country, a profession, a civilization, a religion. One is not just a man. – Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by

“Independence”… [is] middle-class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. – G.B. Shaw, Pygmalion, 1912

You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it. – Faith Baldwin

No man is free who is not a master of himself. – Epictetus

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. – Sallust

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. – Seneca

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. – Henry Ford

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – Helen Keller

We all participate in weaving the social fabric; we should therefore all participate in patching the fabric when it develops holes. – Anne C. Weisberg

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. – Mohammed Ali

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. – George Bernard Shaw

Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself. – Haniel Long

Many hands make light work. – John Heywood