Variety is the spice of life

Meaning: Diversity makes life interesting.

Origin: William Cowper's poem The Task (1785).

Translations

• French: La variété est le sel de la vie (literally: Variety is the salt of life)
• Spanish: En la variedad está el gusto (literally: In variety lies pleasure)
• Japanese: 十人十色 (Jūnin toiro) (literally: Ten people, ten colors)

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