Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a days journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.

Great things are won by great dangers.

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.

Mens fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.