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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
    **
    *the quote is from Shakespeare's King John.

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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.

by Cato Found in: Variety Quotes,
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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.

by William Cowper 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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No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.

No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.

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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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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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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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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.

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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.

by Terence Found in: Variety Quotes,
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