A place for everything and everything in its place. – Old saying, circa early 1600s

There is hardly a place where, in the course of a year, some things are not purchased and never used, and where spring cleaning does not unearth them. Spring is the time when the good housewife puts all doubtful things into the trash barrel. – E.F. White, “Spring Soda Fountain Thoughts,” 1908 [a little altered —t&#94

Control your clutter or it will control you. – Author unknown

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing? – William Shakespeare, As You Like It [IV, 1, Rosalind]