Men count up the faults of those who keep them waiting.
Punctuality is the soul of business.
"Twenty-three and a quarter minutes past," Uncle Matthew was saying furiously, "in precisely six and three-quarter minutes the damned fella will be late."
I've been on a calendar, but never on time.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.