No man is an island
Humans are interconnected; no one is truly independent
No man is an island in a sentence
“Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.”
Origin of No man is an island
John Donne, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1624)
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation
Most people suppress their dissatisfaction and unfulfilled dreams
What does not kill me makes me stronger
Surviving hardship increases resilience
Hell is other people
Our identities are shaped and constrained by others' perceptions
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains
Society constrains the natural freedom we are born with
To be is to be perceived
Existence depends on being observed or experienced
Man is a social animal
Humans are naturally inclined to live in communities