Maxim

There is a time for everything; give your days a rhythm.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

— Qoheleth (the Preacher), Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) · source Verified
Judaism · Ancient (before 200 BCE)
Translation: King James Version (public domain)

Life moves in seasons and cycles. A steady rhythm of rising, working, eating and resting makes room for everything else.

Related expressions

“Wake up and eat at the same time every day; structure and schedule support practice.”
— Buddhist monastic routine (popular summary), From the project seed notes (video https://youtu.be/OevzUnEY5KQ); not checked against a text
BuddhismContemporary (1950 – today)relation: partialUnverifiedno source yet
“Nothing for me is too early nor too late, which is in due time for thee. Everything is fruit to me which thy seasons bring, O Nature:”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations IV.23, tr. George Long
StoicismClassical (200 BCE – 600 CE)relation: similarVerifiedsourceTranslation: public-domain translation (George Long)
“Order. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.”
— Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, the thirteen virtues (virtue no. 3)
Watch on YouTube: Laura Vanderkam: Control your free time ↗Laura Vanderkam discusses this idea
Enlightenment thoughtEarly modern (1500 – 1800)relation: expressesVerifiedsourceTranslation: public domain

Moral Rank 61.0 · Evidence E = 13.66

E = ln(1+2.17) + √2.17 + 3·2.17 + 1.5·3 = 13.66