no man is an island
We need others
No man is an island expresses the idea that human beings are inherently social and interdependent—no one is truly self-sufficient or exists in isolation.
The phrase comes from a 1624 John Donne meditation and typically appears when someone emphasizes the need for community, help, or connection: She learned the hard way that no man is an island.
- John DonneJacobean metaphysical poet-preacher
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- metaphorsImplicit comparison expressions
- solitudeState of being alone
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
empathy · vulnerability · solidarity · society · devotions · unity · shared responsibility · support systems · compassion · emotional bonds · teamwork · humanism · poetry · loneliness · sermons · Renaissance literature · belongingness · social bonds
- Leadership Sayings
- moral sayingsdo unto others, golden rule, do the right thing, honesty is the best policy, treat others fairly
no man is an islandevery man for himself
Chaotic self-interest declaration
self-reliance · rugged individualism · self-sufficiency · lone wolf · self-made man
no man is an islandsolipsism
Only self surely exists
alienation · atomization · disconnection · social isolation · estrangement
no man is an islandradical individualism
Belief in absolute personal sovereignty
island, manly, manliness, mankind, manhood, islands, islander, islanders, insular