"no man is an island" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: From the 1623 quotation below. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} no man is an island
  1. All people are connected to and dependent on other people. Translations (all people are dependent on other people): 沒有人是一座孤島 (Chinese Mandarin), 没有人是一座孤岛 (méiyǒu rén shì yī zuò gūdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), alle mennesker er forbundne og afhængige af andre mennesker (Danish), yksikään ihminen ei ole saari (Finnish), is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine (Irish), なんぴとも一島嶼にてはあらず (Japanese), ninguém é uma ilha (Portuguese), không ai là một hòn đảo (Vietnamese)
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