punctuality

being late

I do think unpunctuality is a vile habit, and all my life I have tried to break myself of it. Winston Churchill

is all fine and good, but generally nobody's ever there to appreciate it.

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.

is one of the cardinal business virtues, and one ought to always insist on it in one's subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

is relative for women --- It is never too late for a woman to keep an appointment.

It is never too late for a woman to keep an appointment.

is overrated, as evidenced by the fact that people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.

People who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.