A place for everything and everything in its place
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"A place for everything, and everything in its place," he quoted once more.
From Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
I never saw the rule, "A place for everything, and everything in its place," so well observed as here.
From Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Horace Greeley
Yet we may see the value of the generality in the saying "A place for everything, and everything in its place."
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
His motto should be, "A place for everything and everything in its place."
From The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Arthur Lee Humphreys
A place for everything, and everything in its place, you know.
From Final Weapon by Alexander Leydenfrost
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