Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their… — Herodotus
Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.
In the original Greek
τοὺς οὔτε νιφετός, οὐκ ὄμβρος, οὐ καῦμα, οὐ νὺξ ἔργει μὴ οὐ κατανύσαι τὸν προκείμενον αὐτῷ δρόμον τὴν ταχίστην.
Histories · 430 BC
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Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 8, ch. 98.
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Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 8, ch. 98.