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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.
For variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity
of something.
[Ger., Weil Verschiedenheit des Nichts mehr read more
For variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity
of something.
[Ger., Weil Verschiedenheit des Nichts mehr ergotzt, als
Einerleiheit des Etwas.]
If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.
If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.
The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.
The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety.
With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation.
With me a change of trouble is as good as a vacation.
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.]
The variety of all things forms a pleasure.
The variety of all things forms a pleasure.
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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.