ProverbWisdomGerman origin

Einigkeit macht stark

Meaning: People who stand together are stronger than any of them alone.

Literally: Unity makes strong

Example: “Wenn alle Mieter gemeinsam protestieren, muss der Vermieter zuhören. Einigkeit macht stark.” — If all the tenants protest together, the landlord has to listen: in unity there is strength.

Equivalents in English

Origin: It is Belgium's national motto in German, alongside French l'union fait la force and Dutch eendracht maakt macht. The idea has a famous Latin form in Sallust: concordia parvae res crescunt, through harmony small things grow.

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