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Variety8 quotes
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour. — William Cowper · 1785No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCVariety is the soul of pleasure. — Aphra Behn · 1681The 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 · 1781Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. — Aldous Huxley · 1929Anything different is good. — Phil · 1993All 8 quotes →Anticipation1 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 · 1781Beauty1 quote
There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. — Charles Baudelaire · 1846Consistency1 quote
Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. — Aldous Huxley · 1929Monotony1 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 · 1781Nature1 quote
Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. — Aldous Huxley · 1929