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Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
Variety is the soul of pleasure.
Variety is the soul of pleasure.
My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.
My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.
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.
Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.
The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.
No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.
No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.
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.
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.
