No Man Is an Island (by John Donne)
John Donne, 1572-1631
No Man Is an Island
[from Meditation XVII in John Donne's Devotions upon Emergent Occasions]
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 if a manor of thy friend's 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 bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
"No man's an island and his castle isn't home,
the nest is for nothing when the bird has flown.''
ian anderson
hmmm... i bought some donne today.
Reply to this
i feel the need to clarify that i knew that anderson was not the first person the say "no man's an island." :)
Reply to this
Cool! I knew you knew.
I must admit, though, that there was a time when I didn't know Hemingway wasn't the first to say For Whom the Bell Tolls. Worse than that... I've known some people who thought the phrase originated with Metallica.
Reply to this
i did not attend the hangbanger's ball, (i was out in the parking lot smoking a pipe) so i didn't know there was a metallica link.
Reply to this
amazing post the article is small but the meaning are like an ocean
Reply to this
i liked reading this article.....
Reply to this
I can let you in on the emotions of your pet! Let me help! I can tell you whats wrong with your pet dogs, cats, birds, all kinds of pets
Reply to this
Nice article. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your articles. Anyway I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon.
Reply to this
Hi, Thanks for sharing such a wonderful piece of information. I must say that while reading your post I found my thoughts in agreement with the topic that you have discussed, which happens very rare.
Reply to this