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Divided Quotes

How different things get split, sorted, and grouped.

These divided quotes range from a playful comparison of writers to teeth split into two types to a bleak claim that life itself only comes in horrible and miserable varieties. Learn more in our About quotes.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Quotes by Aesop

Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.

Quotes by Woody Allen

Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.

Quotes by William Wells Brown

Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.

Quotes by William Falconer

About Quotes

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

Quotes by Walter Bagehot

Only disaster can follow divided counsels and opposing wills.

Quotes by Thomas John Barnardo

Croatia did not want Europe to be divided as to the start of Croatia's EU entry talks.

Quotes by Stjepan Mesic

According to Celtic law, all sons equally divided the inheritance and principalities of their father.

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

Catalan society is divided. There's one bloc - which isn't a majority - that backs pro-independence parties. But there's also a bloc that doesn't, which favours the current state, the statute of autonomy, and either increased decentralisation or even increased...

Quotes by Pedro Sanchez

After Quotes

How can the oppressed, as divided, unauthentic beings, participate in developing the pedagogy of their liberation?

Quotes by Paulo Freire

My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.

Quotes by Louis XIV

As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.

Leonardo da Vinci

Keeping families and friends divided is unforgivable.

Quotes by Lee Hyeon-seo

Maybe it is the media that has us divided.

Quotes by Laura Bush

Again Quotes

Joys divided are increased.

Quotes by Josiah Gilbert Holland

The Congress has now become a fairly evenly divided entity.

Quotes by John Dingell

Brexit has divided the country. It has divided political parties. And it has divided families too.

Quotes by Jo Johnson

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.

Quotes by Ian Goldin

Always Quotes

The thirties were troublesome in Belfast, and then of course there was no work for people, and it was terribly religiously divided.

Quotes by Frank Carson

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the comparison involving teeth in this topic?
One quote compares writers to teeth, grouping them as either incisors or grinders, a metaphor for different creative approaches.
Is there a pessimistic quote in this collection?
Yes, one claims existence falls only into two categories, misery on one side and horror on the other, offering a fairly bleak view of available moods.
Does this topic touch on politics or governance?
It does — one quote argues that responsibility grows more diluted as power gets divided among more people, making despotism worse as it spreads.
Is there a military reference here?
Yes, one describes how a large fleet of warships gets divided into squadrons, which are further split into smaller divisions.
How does this topic relate to Always quotes?
The recurring theme of things being split into fixed categories pairs naturally with our Always quotes, which explore other constants people describe.

Elsewhere, the word applies to naval fleets split into squadrons and to how blame gets spread thinner as more people share power. Continue with our After or Always quotes.