Reflect ye as to other than human forms of life and be ye
admonished thereby: those clouds that drift apart cannot produce the bounty of
the rain, and are soon lost; a flock of sheep, once scattered, falleth prey to
the wolf, and birds that fly alone will be caught fast in the claws of the
hawk. What greater demonstration could there be that unity leadeth to
flourishing life, while dissension and withdrawing from the others, will lead
only to misery; for these are the sure ways to bitter disappointment and ruin. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
