Lost Immunity

Famous quotes containing the words lost and/or immunity:

    “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)

    “When the peace is a trade route, figures
    For the budget, reduction of population,
    Life grown sullen and immense
    Lusts after immunity to pain.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)