Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.

τοὺς οὔτε νιφετός, οὐκ ὄμβρος, οὐ καῦμα, οὐ νὺξ ἔργει μὴ οὐ κατανύσαι τὸν προκείμενον αὐτῷ δρόμον τὴν ταχίστην.

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Original Citation

Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 8, ch. 98.

Current Citation

Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 8, ch. 98.