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No Man (or Woman) Is An Island

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John Donne wrote "No Man Is an Island"
"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 a manor of thy friends 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 bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
It's one of my favorites, & after re-reading it recently, I saw

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how it applied to the Team aspects of Spark. To get the most of your experience on Spark, you really need support from your friends, family or fellow Sparkers. Sharing your journey & your difficulties with others helps you receive the encouragement you need to stay on your journey to success.
- Submitted by POPEYETHETURTLE 5/7/2011 in Motivation | 1 Comments
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PAMBWS 6/15/2011 9:05:00 AM

    Well said...& thanx for the reference...I often think of the line "No man is an island", but I didn't know who wrote it.

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