Phrase guide

united we stand, divided we fall

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

People are more successful as a group than as individuals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Arabic: مُتَّحِدِين نَقِف، مُتَفَرِّقِين نَسْقُط (muttaḥidīn naqif, mutafarriqīn nasquṭ) — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Central Bikol: burunyog, dai kayang matanyog — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 團結就是力量,分裂導致滅亡 /团结就是力量 — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分裂导致灭亡 (tuánjié jiùshì lìliàng, fēnliè dǎozhì mièwáng) — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • German: die Eintracht baut das Haus, die Zwietracht reißt es nieder — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Hungarian: egységben az erő — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Indonesian: bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Indonesian: tali tiga lembar tak suang-suang putus — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Malay: bersatu teguh, bercerai roboh — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Polish: zgoda buduje, niezgoda rujnuje — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Portuguese: a união faz a força — people are more successful as a group than as individuals
  • Spanish: la unión hace la fuerza — people are more successful as a group than as individuals