Generation Secure

Famous quotes containing the words generation and/or secure:

“Our Indian said that he was a doctor, and could tell me some medicinal use for every plant I could show him ... proving himself as good as his word. According to his account, he had acquired such knowledge in his youth from a wise old Indian with whom he associated, and he lamented that the present generation of Indians “had lost a great deal.””
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“We thought ourselves lucky to secure the services of this man, who was known to be particularly steady and trustworthy.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)