Light Horse Troops

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

    “Thine eyes shall see the light of distant skies:
    Yet, Cole! thy heart shall bear to Europe’s strand
    A living image of our own bright land,
    Such as upon thy glorious canvas lies;”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    “Don’t worry about a sugar planter. Give him a horse and he’ll ride to his own funeral.”
    —Curtis Siodmak (1902–1988)

    “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.)