Too much of a good thing is still too much. – L.D.C., The Urologic and Cutaneous Review, 1938

As with the advent of spring cleaning we clear out of our houses the things no longer useful to us, why not at the same time relieve our minds of worthless rubbish? – Emily Tolman, “Seasonable Suggestions,” 1907

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

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