Army Troops

Famous quotes containing the words army and/or troops:

“An army is maintained for a thousand days all to be used on one morning.”
—Chinese proverb.

“But, where the road runs near the stream,
Oft through the trees they catch a glance
Of passing troops in the sun’s beam—
Pennon, and plume, and flashing lance!
Forth to the world those soldiers fare,
To life, to cities, and to war!”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)