The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
And pleased read more

The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation.

With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation.

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.

The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.

Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.

Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.

My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.

My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.

Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways.
[Lat., Mille animos excipe mille modis.]

Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways.
[Lat., Mille animos excipe mille modis.]

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.

Countless the various species of mankind,
Countless the shades which sep'rate mind from mind;
No general object read more

Countless the various species of mankind,
Countless the shades which sep'rate mind from mind;
No general object of desire is known,
Each has his will, and each pursues his own.