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Punctuality is the soul of business. -- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. -- Evelyn Waugh
Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates. -- Don Marquis
Punctuality is the thief of time -- Oscar Wilde
Punctuality is the politeness of kings. -- Louis XVIII of France
Punctuality is a virtue, If you don't mind being lonely. -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes. -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with the relation of the soul to God, or with mystic insight, or with any of the matters with which the more elevated and spiritual moralists are concerned. -- Bertrand Russell
Punctuality is the sole of business. -- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Punctuality is the politeness of kings. -- Louis XVIII of France
Punctuality is for people with nothing better to do -- Jim Butcher
Punctuality comes high on my list of unforgivable sins. -- Dorothy Cannell
Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. -- Bertrand Russell
Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment. -- Boyd K. Packer
Punctuality is closely related to faithfulness and dependability. Being tardy can be linked to uninterest, apathy, slothfulness and procrastination... -- Sterling W Sill
Punctuality is not just limited to arriving at a place at right time, it is also about taking actions at right time. -- Amit Kalantri
I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time. -- Charles Dickens
Being on time to appointments and meetings is a phase of self-discipline and an evidence of self-respect. Punctuality is a courteous compliment the intelligent person pays to his associates. -- Marvin J. Ashton
Perhaps punctuality is a quality made even more valuable because it is found in so few people. Punctuality is not usually thought of in our day as a major virtue. -- Sterling W Sill
I wish you would recollect that Painting and Punctuality mix like Oil and Vinegar, and that Genius and regularity are utter Enemies and must be to the end of time. -- Thomas Gainsborough
Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy. -- William Hazlitt
Punctuality or the lack thereof oftentimes is the only introduction one will ever have to new groups and friends. Serenity and poise are not the companions of those who lack the courtesy and judgment to be on time. -- Marvin J. Ashton
When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival the train in punctuality. -- George William Russell
I recall a friend telling me that for all the years his mother worked, every clock in her home was set 30 minutes ahead. She was never late. And she was beloved by all. Punctuality matters. Shows respect for others. And excellence within yourself. Be great today. Please. -- Robin Sharma
Better never than late. -- George Bernard Shaw
Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue. -- Benjamin Franklin
Want of punctuality is a want of virtue. -- James Murray Mason
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. -- William Shakespeare
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces. -- Niccolo Machiavelli
I am a believer in punctuality though it makes me very lonely -- E. V. Lucas
It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point. -- Jean de La Fontaine
I am always late on principle, my principle being that punctuality is the thief of time. -- Oscar Wilde
The most indispensable qualification of a cook is punctuality. The same must be said of guests. -- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start. -- E. W. Howe
A Man consumes the Time you make him Wait In thinking of your Faults-so don't be late! -- Arthur Guiterman
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? -- Samuel Beckett
Strict punctuality is perhaps the cheapest virtue which can give force to an otherwise utterly insignificant character. -- John Frederick Boyes
Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time. -- Horace Mann
If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own. -- Richard Cecil
Our school not only makes you an actor, it makes you understand who you actually are as well... it gives you discipline and punctuality. It also teaches you a way of life. -- Anupam Kher
The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm. -- Gelsey Kirkland
punctuality is the thief of adventure ... -- Jan Struther
In the ordinary business of life punctuality is . . . necessary. -- Bertrand Russell
I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine. -- Peter Ustinov
Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader. -- John Andreas Widtsoe
Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality. -- Richard Cecil
People know that I have adopted four principles in living my life: simple living, punctuality, hard work and prudence. -- Abdul Sattar Edhi
One good thing about punctuality is that it's a sure way to help you enjoy a few minutes of privacy. -- Orlando Aloysius Battista
I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others. -- Nicole Kidman
Kaylin is not known for her punctuality. She is known, in fact, for her lack--even by those outside of the Hawklord's command. -- Michelle Sagara
But Time, unfortunately, though it makes animals and vegetables bloom and fade with amazing punctuality has no such simple effect upon the mind of man. -- Virginia Woolf
The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous. -- Lin Yutang
As for consulting a dentist regularly, my punctuality practically amounted to a fetish. Every twelve years I would drop whatever I was doing and allow wild Caucasian ponies to drag me to a reputable orthodontist. -- S. J. Perelman

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