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Classical antiquity2 quotes
No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCOur minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites. — Quintilian · 95Age of Enlightenment1 quote
The great source of pleasure is variety. Uniformity must tire at last, though it be uniformity of excellence. We love to expect; and when expectation is disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting. — Samuel Johnson · 1781