Every man has his humour.
Meaning: Individual differences in temperament and preference are natural; tolerating varied dispositions maintains peaceful coexistence.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
Equivalents in French, Spanish, Japanese, and German
- French: Chacun vaut son prix (literally: Every man has his value)
- Spanish: Cada loco con su tema (literally: Every madman with his own obsession)
- Japanese: 十人十色 (Jūnin toiro) (literally: Ten people, ten colors)
- German: Jeder hat seine Mucken (literally: Everyone has his own quirks)
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