variety is the spice of life in English

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "多样性是生活的调味剂"
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          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "vaihtelu virkistää"
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          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "il faut varier les plaisirs"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "Abwechslung versüßt das Leben"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "úgy szép az élet, ha zajlik"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "a változatosság gyönyörködtet"
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          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "różnorodność jest przyprawą życia"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "różnorodność nadaje życiu smak"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "diversidade é o tempero da vida"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "en la variedad está el gusto"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
          "word": "omväxling förnöjer"
        }
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "多样性是生活的调味剂"
    },
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "změna je život"
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      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "vaihtelu virkistää"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "il faut varier les plaisirs"
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      "word": "Abwechslung versüßt das Leben"
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      "word": "úgy szép az élet, ha zajlik"
    },
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "różnorodność nadaje życiu smak"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "diversidade é o tempero da vida"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "en la variedad está el gusto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "variety is what makes life interesting",
      "word": "omväxling förnöjer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "variety is the spice of life"
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"variety is the spice of life" meaning in English

Proverb