Character Traits

Punctuality

Generic Definition

“strict observance in keeping engagements”

Biblical Definition

“respecting other people by keeping all of my appointments and by meeting my responsibilities on time”

Bible Verse

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Notable Quotes

Charles Dickens

“I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.”
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William Shakespeare

“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
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Wes Fesler

Wesley Eugene Fesler was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
“It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you.”
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Horatio Nelson

“I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.”
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Horace Mann

Former United States Representative
“Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.”
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Don Marquis

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

  • Character Trait Report (pdf)
    • Intended to be used on a weekly basis.
    • Students describe how they put the character trait into practice.
    • Parent affirms, signs and dates the document.

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