A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

1834 M. EDGEWORTH Helen II. ix. ‘Punctuality is the virtue of princes.’.. Mr. Harley.. would have ridiculed so antiquated a notion. 1854 SURTEES Handley Cross (ed. 2) xli. Punctuality is the purlitness o’ princes, and I doesn’t like keepin’ people waitin’. 1930 G. MITCHELL Mystery of Butcher Shop (1990) iii. 31 ‘Now do try to be down in time for breakfast to-morrow morning. Remember—“Punctuality is the politeness of princes.” So charming of them, I always think. 1981 P. MCCUTCHAN Shard calls Tune xv. One should never keep people waiting; punctuality was the politeness of princes. ■ politeness; punctuality

PUNCTUALITY is the soul of business

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  1853 T. C. HALIBURTON Wise Saws I. iii. ‘Punctuality,’ sais I, ‘my lord, is the soul of business.’ 1911 w. CROSSING Folk Rhymes of Devon 16 Punctuality is the soul of business, and in these days of cheap watches there can be no excuse for anybody failing to cultivate the habit. 1940 C. DICKSON And so to Murder 181 Punctuality.. has been called the politeness of kings. It’s more than that: it’s plain good business. "business; punctuality
  

punished see CORPORATIONS have neither bodies to be punished nor souls to be damned.
To the PURE all things are pure
With allusion to TITUS i. 15 (AV) Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure.

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  1854 S. M. HAYDEN Early Engagements ii. Would that our earth were more frequently brightened and purified by such spirits. .. ‘To the pure all things are pure.’ 1895 G. ALLEN Woman who Did vii. Herminia, for her part, never discovered she was talked about. To the pure all things are pure. 1996 ‘C. AIRD’ After Effects xiv. 161 Sloan’s mother, a great churchwoman in her day, always insisted that to the pure all things were pure. ■ virtue