Horatio Nelson
Admiral
"I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time."
Punctuality quotes
Punctuality
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Bertrand Russell
Philosopher, Mathematician
"Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation."
Samuel Beckett
Playwright, Novelist
"We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?"
Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, Statesman, Author
"Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue."
Jean de La Fontaine
Poet, Fabulist
"It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point."
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"In the ordinary business of life punctuality is . . . necessary."
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