11 ms·
"No man is an island" from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotions_upon_Emergent_Occasions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotions_upon_Emergent_Occasi... E
by vram22 8y ago
"No man is an island"
from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotions_upon_Emergent_Occasions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotions_upon_Emergent_Occasi...
Excerpt:
No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.[22] [Donne's original spelling and punctuation]
Sorry, not all that relevant, but it sounds too good, so couldn't resist quoting it.
- macintux 8y agoI find myself quoting it every few years. An obvious yet underappreciated observation, presented beautifully.