Withers/horses

Famous quotes containing the words withers and/or horses:

“Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)

“General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: “Some horses run faster than others.””
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)