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There is a fable of Aesop, titled, "The Old Man and His Sons."
An old man had three sons who were always quarreling with one another. The father often tried to reconcile them, and told them how foolish it was to quarrel; but his advice had no effect upon them.
So, one day, he called his three sons and gave them a bundle of firewood, telling them each to try with all his might and strength, to break the bundle of sticks into two pieces. Each one tried, without success, because the sticks were so closely and tightly bound together that no man's strength was sufficient to break them!
Then the father untied the bundle, and told his sons to break the sticks one by one, which they were able to do quite easily. He said to them: "My boys, you see how important it is to keep together. When you are united in the bonds of friendship, no one can hurt you; but if you quarrel and separate, people will be able to injure you."
An old man had three sons who were always quarreling with one another. The father often tried to reconcile them, and told them how foolish it was to quarrel; but his advice had no effect upon them.
So, one day, he called his three sons and gave them a bundle of firewood, telling them each to try with all his might and strength, to break the bundle of sticks into two pieces. Each one tried, without success, because the sticks were so closely and tightly bound together that no man's strength was sufficient to break them!
Then the father untied the bundle, and told his sons to break the sticks one by one, which they were able to do quite easily. He said to them: "My boys, you see how important it is to keep together. When you are united in the bonds of friendship, no one can hurt you; but if you quarrel and separate, people will be able to injure you."
