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 Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd,
 But, as the world, harmoniously confused:
  Where order in variety we read more 
 Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd,
 But, as the world, harmoniously confused:
  Where order in variety we see,
   And where tho' all things differ, all agree. 
A place for everything, everything in its place.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Order is a lovely thing; on disarray it lays its wing, teaching simplicity to sing.
Order is a lovely thing; on disarray it lays its wing, teaching simplicity to sing.
A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, read more
A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.
Order is repetition of units.Chaos is multiplicity without rythm.
Order is repetition of units.Chaos is multiplicity without rythm.
 For the world was built in order
 Around the atoms march in tune;
  Rhyme the pipe, and read more 
 For the world was built in order
 Around the atoms march in tune;
  Rhyme the pipe, and Time the warder,
   The sun obeys them, and the moon. 
 The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre
 Observe degree, priority, and place,
  Insisture, course, proportion, season, read more 
 The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre
 Observe degree, priority, and place,
  Insisture, course, proportion, season, form,
   Office, and custom, in all line of order. 
Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.
Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.