“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” is a phrase long associated with the American postal worker. Though not an official creed or motto of the United States Postal Service, the Postal Service does acknowledge it as an informal motto along with a slightly revised version of Charles W. Eliot’s poem “The Letter”.
The phrase’s association with the U.S. Mail originated with its inscription on New York City’s James A. Farley Post Office Building, which opened in 1914. The inscription was added to the building by William M. Kendall of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, the building’s architects.
The phrase derives from a passage in George Herbert Palmer’s translation of Herodotus’s Histories, referring to the courier service of the ancient Persian Empire:
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 day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.
This slogan is not a formal commitment, and in fact the USPS may delay mail during bad weather.
Ants tend to freeze during cold weather due to their small size and lack of any warming mechanism. They tend to solve that problem by staying underground where they have plenty of food.
Yakety Sax 24 days ago
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” is a phrase long associated with the American postal worker. Though not an official creed or motto of the United States Postal Service, the Postal Service does acknowledge it as an informal motto along with a slightly revised version of Charles W. Eliot’s poem “The Letter”.
The phrase’s association with the U.S. Mail originated with its inscription on New York City’s James A. Farley Post Office Building, which opened in 1914. The inscription was added to the building by William M. Kendall of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, the building’s architects.
The phrase derives from a passage in George Herbert Palmer’s translation of Herodotus’s Histories, referring to the courier service of the ancient Persian Empire:
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 day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.
This slogan is not a formal commitment, and in fact the USPS may delay mail during bad weather.
californiamonty 24 days ago
Satin’s Summit? What happened to Satan’s Summit?
Erichalfbee 24 days ago
He’s off to get Provoked.
sandpiper 24 days ago
Bronze would be warmer
mourdac Premium Member 24 days ago
Ah, the infamous Shirley ….
will.pittenger1 24 days ago
Ants tend to freeze during cold weather due to their small size and lack of any warming mechanism. They tend to solve that problem by staying underground where they have plenty of food.
tinstar 24 days ago
Not to be picky, but, “Satin’s Summit?”