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- alternativeAlternative form of there is a time and place for everything.
There is no adage of sterling worth so frequently neglected, and none which so easily admits of constant observance with the greatest advantage, as the often quoted one—‘There is a time and a place for everything.’
1837 June, R. B. D., “Remarks on Historical Paint”, in The Gentleman’s Magazine, volume VII, London: William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols and Son, footnote, page 5952 more examples
There is a time and a place for everything, and everything is good in its place: but a thing—or even a name or title—tolerably good itself, by an incessant recurrence may become most positively bad. Such, Sir, is the case with the thing, name, term, or title, mandarin.
1834 May 13, The Canton Register, volume 7, number 19, Canton, page 76, column 2How are you using your time? Wisely? Do you frequently hear yourself saying “no” to requests for your time to help others because you are too busy? Search your heart and think about what is important to God. There is a time and a place for everything. With God’s wisdom and guidance, you will find the answers.
2003, Fern Nichols, Prayers from a Mom’s Heart: Asking God’s Blessing and Protection for Your Children, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Inspirio, →ISBN, page 70
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