A place for everything and everything in its place

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A place for everything and everything in its place
Meaning
The notion that everything should have a place to be stored in and that it should be tidily returned there when not in use.
Origin
Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) in Thrift. 'A place for everything, and everything in its place.'

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