ProverbMoralityEnglish origin

Everything is good in its season.

Meaning: Timing determines value—what flourishes in spring withers in winter, and forcing things out of season breeds waste and disappointment.

Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.

Equivalents in French and Italian

  • French: Chaque chose en son temps (literally: Each thing in its time)
  • Italian: Da stagione tutto è buono (literally: Everything is good in its season)

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