Quotes about Unity
With each person you meet, remind yourself that you share a common humanity. You are members of the same family. They may not know this, but you do—so show them by the way you treat them.
— Marcus Aurelius
Either we should not pray at all, or thus absolutely and freely; and not every one for himself in particular alone.
— Marcus Aurelius
All things are linked and knitted together, and the knot is sacred, neither is there anything in the world, that is not kind and natural in regard of any other thing, or, that hath not some kind of reference and natural correspondence with whatsoever is in the world besides.
— Marcus Aurelius
We're all human beings. Why hate anyone, flatter anyone, lord over anyone, or bow before anyone?
— Marcus Aurelius
What do you want, rational minds or irrational?" Rational minds. "What sort of rational minds, calm or disturbed?" Calm. "How can you acquire calm, rational minds?" We already have them. "Really? Then why are you squabbling among yourselves?" —Socrates
— Marcus Aurelius
Think often the connection of all things in the world and their mutual relations, they are arguably intertwined with each other and thus have for each other a mutual friendship, and that under the connection that leads him and the unity of matter
— Marcus Aurelius
There is one universe out of all things, one god pervading all things, one substance, one law, one common reason in all intelligent beings, and one truth.
— Marcus Aurelius
All men are made one for another: either then teach them better, or bear with them.
— Marcus Aurelius
That you are part of nature, and no one can prevent you from speaking and acting in harmony with it, always.
— Marcus Aurelius
Nor can I feel angry at my relative, or hate him. We were born to work together like feet, hands, and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are obstructions.
— Marcus Aurelius
Through the universal Substance as through a rushing torrent all bodies pass on their way, united with the Whole in nature and activity, as our members are with one another.
— Marcus Aurelius
That which is not in the interests of the hive cannot be in the interests of the bee.
— Marcus Aurelius