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)

More proverbs about Human Nature

• Speak of the devil — Said when someone appears just as they're being discussed.
• You can't please everyone — It's impossible to satisfy every person all the time.
• A leopard can't change its spots — People can't fundamentally change their nature.
• When the cat's away, the mice will play — People behave freely when authority is absent.
• A leopard never forgets — Certain offenses are never truly forgiven.
• Lightning never strikes twice — Rare events are unlikely to happen to the same person twice.

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