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no man is an island

no man is an island proverb: all people are connected to and dependent on other people.

Proverb

no man is an island

  1. All people are connected to and dependent on other people.
    • No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. […] any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, […]1623, John Donne, “Meditation XVII”, in Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
    • The few friends and relatives I once had seem to have forgotten me and I have found out the hard way that no man is an island.1981 April 4, Rick Cornely, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 15

no man is an island meaning in Vietnamese

no man is an island in Vietnamese

all people are dependent on other people
không ai là một hòn đảo

Origin of no man is an island

From the 1623 quotation below.

Questions about no man is an island

What does no man is an island mean?
No man is an island means all people are connected to and dependent on other people.
What is no man is an island in Vietnamese?
No man is an island in Vietnamese is không ai là một hòn đảo. See No man is an island meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is no man is an island?
No man is an island is a proverb.

Words near no man is an island in the dictionary

  1. no lone zone
  2. no longer
  3. no longer with us
  4. no love lost
  5. no man
  6. no man is an island
  7. No Man's Heath
  8. No Man's Heath and District
  9. no man's land
  10. no man's lands
  11. no mark

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