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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.

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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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Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

by William Morris Found in: Variety Quotes,
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The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.

The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Variety Quotes,
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When our old Pleasures die,
Some new One still is nigh;
Oh! fair Variety!

When our old Pleasures die,
Some new One still is nigh;
Oh! fair Variety!

by Nicholas Rowe Found in: Variety Quotes,
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Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.

Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Variety Quotes,
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It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

by English Proverb Found in: Variety Quotes,
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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.

by William Gifford Found in: Variety Quotes,
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All concord's born of contraries.

All concord's born of contraries.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Variety Quotes,
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Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

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