Force has no place where there is need of skill.
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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.