Famous quotes containing the words began and/or offering:
“All we discover has been with us since the sun began to roll; and much we discover, is not worth the discovering.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with her; and not run about offering her amity to all the world; and hazarding their refusal.... Our virgin is a jolly one; and tho at present not very rich, will in time be a great fortune, and where she has a favorable predisposition, it seems to me well worth cultivating.”
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)