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Variety is the spice of life
Variety is the spice of lifeChanges and new experiences make life delightful.
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variety is the spice of life
variety is the spice of lifeDiversity makes life interesting, as in Jim dates a different girl every week—variety is the spice of life, he claims. This phrase comes from William Cowper's poem, “The Task” (1785): “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.”
Variety is the spice of life
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Variety is the spice of life, after all!
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
Variety is the spice of life — wait, that is overused as well.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022
Variety is the spice of life, they say, and by that rule this series is basically sriracha.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Variety is the spice of life and all that, right?
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2015
"Variety is the spice of life," I remarked brilliantly.
From Four and Twenty Beds by Vogel, Nancy
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