"No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the man."
--John Donne
2007-09-16 15:17:25 · 6 answers · asked by ct2345 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I agree with Irv. It also means that no action of one man affects ONLY himself. In other words, no man lives in a vacuum where his actions affect himself alone. Nor does he live in a vacuum where he's never affected by any other man's actions. That also means that no man is completely sufficient unto himself, no matter how much he wants to believe he is.
2007-09-16 15:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by ck1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it means that every personality is affected by the people around them.
You don't have the personality that you have just from you, everyone in the society, and your experiences, help to mold a person.
2007-09-16 16:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by Somebody's Sister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means no one can be alone entirely by himself, he needs people to make him complete.
even a loner needs people, so no one is an island of itself
2007-09-16 15:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by chocolate929 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty simple;
We are all part of some group or other.
We are all part of humanity and have the
duties and privileges that entails.
2007-09-16 15:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means, we all touch each others life in some way, if we know it or not. We all need each other and are dependent on each other in some way, if we realize this or not.
2007-09-16 15:57:41 · answer #5 · answered by michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has something to do with us being, ya know, like a social animal or something.
2007-09-16 15:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋