These 'messengers' will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

The hastening of any undertaking begets error, from which great losses are wont to come.

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