
ProverbMorality
English 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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