No Man Is An Island

‘No Man is an Island’

No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man’s death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

John Donne

1624


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One response to “No Man Is An Island”

  1. Profound truth from Donne always makes one pause and reflect: Thanks for sharing this, David.

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