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1 " The lapse of ages changes all things - time - language - the earth - the bounds of the sea - the stars of the sky, and everything 'about, around, and underneath' man, except man himself, who has always been and always will be, an unlucky rascal. The infinite variety of lives conduct but to death, and the infinity of wishes lead but to disappointment. All the discoveries which have yet been made have multiplied little but existence. "
― Lord Byron
2 " Only after seeing the winter, do you comprehend the richness of summer. This was a big theme, and one I could confidently do: the infinite variety of nature. "
― Martin Gayford , A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney
3 " It's difficult to cope with the infinite variety of the past, and so we apply filters and settle on a few famous names. "
― Chuck Klosterman , But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
4 " I like contradictions. We have never attained the infinite variety and contradictions that exist in nature. Tomorrow I shall contradict myself. That is the one way I have of asserting my liberty, the real liberty one does not find as a member of society. "
― Man Ray
5 " The notion of the infinite variety of detail and the multiplicity of forms is a pleasing one; in complexity are the fringes of beauty, and in variety are generosity and exuberance. "
