it takes all kinds to make a world
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- it takes all kinds
- it takes all sorts
- it takes all sorts to make a world
- it takes all types
- it takes all types to make a world
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish de todos ha de haber en el mundo (literally, “There must be of all [types] in the world”), Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso caballero Don Quijote de la Mancha, Capítulo VI, 1615 (Don Quixote, Volume 2, Chapter VI); translated 1620, Shelton, as “In the world there must surely be of all sorts.” and appeared in various forms thereafter.
Proverb[edit]
it takes all kinds to make a world
- (idiomatic) Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike.
- He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds to make a world.
Translations[edit]
Diversity is essential
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