Variety is the spice of life

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on December 04, 2008 at 17:31

In Reply to: Variety is the spice of life posted by Delphine on December 03, 2008 at 12:32:

: Can anyone tell me anything about the proverb 'variety is the spice of life'?

It dates at least from the 18th century, having being cited by the poet William Cowper in 1795.