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Variety is the spice of life

Cultural  
  1. Changes and new experiences make life delightful.


variety is the spice of life Idioms  
  1. Diversity 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.”


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Variety is the spice of life, after all!

From Los Angeles Times

On the one hand, it affords more variety, and variety is the spice of life.

From The Verge

Variety is the spice of life — wait, that is overused as well.

From Seattle Times

Variety is the spice of life, they say, so you might want to check out these very different new crime novels.

From Seattle Times

“Variety is the spice of life. What a dull world it would be if we all looked the same.”

From Washington Times