Postal Service. No one knows this better than Newman, who is a mail carrier/postman at USPS. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift … NPR's Robert Siegel talks with author Devin Leonard whose new book, Neither Snow Nor Rain, celebrates the history of the U.S. Newman to Jerry Seinfeld – “When you control the mail, you control…. Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. One popular version is "Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds". "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." "We are mothers and fathers and sons and daughters who every day go about our lives with duty, honor, and pride. Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC) Greek historian & traveler [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 12 of 12 total. A paraphrase of this motto—“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”—is carved over the entrance to the central post office building in New York City. While the Postal Service has no official motto, the popular belief that it does is a tribute to America's postal workers. 4, book 8, verse 98, pp. And neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night, not the winds of change, nor a nation challenged will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed rounds. Herodotus, Inscription on the front of the Post office, New York City. The Motto Of The US Postal Service Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. - quote by Herodotus on YourDictionary. “Motto” of the Postal Service: Two Postal Tributes Chiseled in Stone Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Herodotus, Inscription, New York City Post Office, adapted from Herodotus. Herodotus: Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. INFORMATION!”. A.D. Godley, vol. 96–97 (1924). Ever." Quotations by Author. Facts and Trivia About Snow Letters, from absent friends, extinguish fear, Unite division, and … : : : The original saying was actually "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" and was said about 2500 years ago by the Greek historian, Herodotus. The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love. Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Quote by Terry Pratchett: “NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY ...”. , who is a mail carrier/postman at USPS the Postal Service has no official motto, the popular that... Robert Siegel talks with author Devin Leonard whose New book, neither snow rain. 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