Who said “All nature wears one universal grin.”?

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Henry Fielding. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceTom Thumb the Great (1730), Act I, sc. i

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Fielding, H. (n.d.). All nature wears one universal grin. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26137-all-nature-wears-one-universal-grin/

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Fielding, Henry. “All nature wears one universal grin.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26137-all-nature-wears-one-universal-grin/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Fielding, Henry. “All nature wears one universal grin.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26137-all-nature-wears-one-universal-grin/.

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