Famous quotes containing the word put:
“If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)
“It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.”
—Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)