“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
— John Muir, book Our National Parks
The Cruise of the Corwin http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/cruise_of_the_corwin/default.aspx (1917), chapter 3: Siberian Adventures <!-- Terry Gifford, LLO, page 738 --><br>(Echoing William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, iii, 3: "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.") <br class="br">1910s <br class="br">Variant: One touch of nature makes all the world kin. <br class="br">Source: Our National Parks
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