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    For variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity
    of something.
    [Ger., Weil Verschiedenheit des Nichts mehr ergotzt, als
    Einerleiheit des Etwas.]

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I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing.

I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing.

by Terence Found in: Variety Quotes,
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No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.

No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.

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Variety alone gives joy;
The sweetest meats the soonest cloy.

Variety alone gives joy;
The sweetest meats the soonest cloy.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Variety Quotes,
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It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.

It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.

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Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.

Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.

by William Cowper Found in: Variety Quotes,
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He decried that any would
add another hue
unto the rainbow
yet we would ope to
saffron and jade
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He decried that any would
add another hue
unto the rainbow
yet we would ope to
saffron and jade
and pink and rose
and olive and tan
scarlet and indigos
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*the quote is from Shakespeare's King John.

by Saiom Shriver Found in: Variety Quotes,
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The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
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The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

by William Cowper Found in: Variety Quotes,
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Variety's the source of joy below,
From whence still fresh-revolving pleasures flow,
In books and love the read more

Variety's the source of joy below,
From whence still fresh-revolving pleasures flow,
In books and love the mind one end pursues,
And only change the expiring flames renews.

by John Gay Found in: Variety Quotes,
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The variety of all things forms a pleasure.

The variety of all things forms a pleasure.

by Euripides Found in: Variety Quotes,
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