Punctuality Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old punctuality quotes, punctuality sayings, and punctuality proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

If you practice patience, punctuality, sincerity and care, you'll have a better appreciation of the world. Grenville Kleiser
Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment. Boyd K. Packer
Strict punctuality is perhaps the cheapest virtue which can give force to an otherwise utterly insignificant character. J. F. Boyes.
Punctuality is the sole of business. Thomas Chandler Haliburton
The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you. As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of the world about you. Grenville Kleiser
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
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. Mark Twain
Punctuality is the thief of time. Oscar Wilde
Punctuality is a compliment you pay to the intelligent and a rebuke you pay to the stupid. W. Somerset Maugham
Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely. Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. Franklin P. Jones
It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you. Wes Fesler
Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes. Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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
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
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
To be on time is to be late. To be early is to be on time. Tim Gunter
In the tyranny of time, schedules and routines are ministers teaching us punctuality. Srishti Halder
Punctuality means doing something in an appointed period of time Noopur Saini
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. Evelyn Waugh
Punctuality: the art of guessing how late the other person is going to be. David Young
I am believer in punctuality, though it makes me lonely. E.V Lucas
I have often noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them. E.V Lucas
The trouble with being punctual is that there's nobody there to appreciate it. Harold Rome
If you are there before it is over, you are on time. James J. Walker
Punctuality at work prepares you to face the inevitable and grab opportunities in time. Sandeep Ravidutt Sharma
My motto is: be punctual, or don't be. Frank Lupo
Punctuality is the vice of virtuous women. John Patrick
I could never 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
We teach punctuality, particularly if the enforcement of it disturbs the peace. E.B. White