it takes all kinds to make a world

Alternative forms

 * 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
,, 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

 * 1)  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.

Usage notes
It takes all kinds and its variants generally express amazement about a difference, while sayings such as different strokes for different folks and variety is the spice of life generally connote acceptance of that difference.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 构成世界需要各种各样的人
 * Finnish: meitä on moneen junaan
 * French:
 * Italian: il mondo è bello perché è vario
 * Polish: na świecie różnie bywa
 * Russian: мир, что огород: в нём всё растёт
 * Spanish: de todo hay en la viña del Señor