Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
TecumsehRead
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
Interpretation
Unity makes us stronger while isolation can lead to weakness.
This quote by Tecumseh emphasizes the strength that comes from unity and collaboration. It suggests that individuals, when isolated, may be easily defeated or broken, but when they come together as a group, they can withstand challenges and adversity, showcasing the power of solidarity and teamwork.
In practice
In a motivational speech about teamwork and collaboration.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have endeavored to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all mischiefs are done. It is they who sell the land to the Americans.
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.
Revolutionaries don't get job security. They compete with rats for cheese and with strays for shelter--after the big bullets make feet out of their knees.
It's not what you do. It's the way you do it-stripping, or writing, or talking . . . or just breathing. Do it with an air, and never admit you're scared.
I have learned that a woman can be a fighter, a freedom fighter, a political activist, and that she can fall in love, and be loved, she can be married, have children, be a mother... Revolution must mean life also; every aspect of life.
What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?
Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.
Of men who have a sense of honor, more come through alive than are slain, but from those who flee comes neither glory nor any help.
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