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title: "10 Arrive Late Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-lamb/i-always-arrive-late-at-the-office-but-i-make-up-for-it-by-leaving/)

[Charles Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-lamb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/charles-lamb-1144_funny_i-always-arrive-late-at-the-office-but-i_855319.jpg)

> [If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-maurois/if-in-new-york-you-arrive-late-for-an-appointment-say-i-took-a-taxi/)

[Andre Maurois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-maurois/)

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> [Better to arrive late and ready, than early and unprepared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pob-bismark/better-to-arrive-late-and-ready-than-early-and-unprepared/)

[POB Bismark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pob-bismark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/pob-bismark-23806_late_better-to-arrive-late-and-ready-than-ear_443965.jpg)

> [Always remember, it's better to arrive late than to arrive ugly xU x](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanav-rajput/always-remember-it-s-better-to-arrive-late-than-to-arrive-ugly-xu-x/)

[Kanav Rajput](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanav-rajput/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a3/kanav-rajput-45003_late_always-remember-it-s-better-to-arrive-la_510903.jpg)

> [I try to busy myself elsewhere, to arrive late; but I always lose at this game. Whatever I do, I find myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roland-barthes/i-try-to-busy-myself-elsewhere-to-arrive-late-but-i-always-lose-at/)

[Roland Barthes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roland-barthes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/roland-barthes-1062_ahead-of-time_i-try-to-busy-myself-elsewhere-to-arrive_757209.png)

> [“People feel disrespected when they show up and others don't. The message received is that those who arrive late value their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-scott/people-feel-disrespected-when-they-show-up-and-others-don-t-the/)

[Susan Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/susan-scott-15883_colleagues_people-feel-disrespected-when-they-show_2702496.jpg)

> [In architecture, you arrive so late. I look at doctors, lawyers I know, and they're all buying boats and bailing out at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-mayne/in-architecture-you-arrive-so-late-i-look-at-doctors-lawyers-i-know/)

[Thom Mayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-mayne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/thom-mayne-12101_architecture_in-architecture-you-arrive-so-late-i-loo_2376372.jpg)

> [“Cheap-minded people arrive late to show off their importance, but broad-minded and truly great people arrive on time because they understand the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-zaki-ansari/cheap-minded-people-arrive-late-to-show-off-their-importance-but/)

[Mohammed Zaki Ansari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammed-zaki-ansari/)

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> [“so they will arrive late. So what should he do? The answer, Alex finds, is to do anything and everything to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mckeown/so-they-will-arrive-late-so-what-should-he-do-the-answer-alex-finds/)

[Greg McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mckeown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/greg-mckeown-8740_arrive-late_so-they-will-arrive-late-so-what-should_895857.jpg)

> [“Cheap-minded individuals with a narrow mindset—attention-seekers, infatuated with themselves and eager to show off their importance—make it a habit to arrive late.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-zaki-ansari/cheap-minded-individuals-with-a-narrow-mindset-attention-seekers/)

[Mohammed Zaki Ansari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammed-zaki-ansari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/mohammed-zaki-ansari-2542_attention-seekers_cheap-minded-individuals-with-a-narrow-m_3035204.jpg)

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