Punctuality
534. Punctuality
- Fogg, Phileas completes world circuit at exact minute he wagered he would. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days ]
- Gilbreths disciplined family brought up to abide by strict, punctual standards. [Am. Lit.: Cheaper by the Dozen ]
- Jones, Casey legendary railroad engineer; crashes in attempt to arrive in “Frisco” on time. [Am. Folklore: Hart, 431]
- Linkinwater, Tim “punctual as the Counting House Dial.” [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby ]
- Old Faithful well-known geyser in Yellowstone Park; erupts every 64.5 minutes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 3023]
punctuality
punctuality punctuality is the politeness of princes proverbial saying, mid 19th century; an earlier version in French, ‘punctuality is the politeness of kings’, is attributed to Louis XVIII (1755–1824).
punctuality is the soul of business proverbial saying, mid 19th century.
punctuality is the soul of business proverbial saying, mid 19th century.
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