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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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Every change of place becomes a delight.
[Lat., Omnis mutatio loci jucunda fiet.]

Every change of place becomes a delight.
[Lat., Omnis mutatio loci jucunda fiet.]

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Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.

Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.

by Petrarch 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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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 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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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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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.]

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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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