Light Horse Troops

Famous quotes containing the words light, horse and/or troops:

    Jesus saw Lazarus.
    Lazarus was likely in heaven,
    as dead as a pear
    and the very same light green color.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    A marchant was therwith a forked berd,
    In mottelee, and hye on horse he sat,
    Upon his heed a Flaundryssh bevere hat,
    His bootes clasped faire and fetisly.
    His resons he spak ful solempnely,
    Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
    Sun Tzu (6th–5th century B.C.)