What is the problem? We now have aeroplanes which can take them back quicker than the ships used by their ancestors.
You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.
He’s six-foot two, brave as a lion, strong as an ox and quick as lightning. If he was good looking, you’d say he has everything.
The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.