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A true conservationist is a ma...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

During all these years there e...

During all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her walks.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

Almost every day, instead of g...

Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

I wish I had eight pairs of ha...

I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

Mathematics was hard, dull wor...

Mathematics was hard, dull work. Geography pleased me more. For dancing I was quite enthusiastic.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

My drawings at first were made...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

The worse my drawings were, th...

The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

To have been torn from the stu...

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was entirely occupied with art.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

On landing at New York I caugh...

On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France took charge of me and placed me under the care of two Quaker ladies. To their skillful and untiring care I may safely say I owe my life.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

On the 17th of May, the Delos ...

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

[Drawing should be] a journey ...

[Drawing should be] a journey of pleasure. Each step must present to the travellers' view objects that are eminently interesting, varied in their appearances, and attracting to such a degree as to excite in each individual thus happily employed the desire of knowing all respecting all he sees.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

All trembling, I reached the F...

All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creators power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

Great men show politeness in a...

Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a member of the family.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

As I grew up I was fervently d...

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

. . .nature indifferently copi...

. . .nature indifferently copied is far superior to the best idealities.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

To be a good draftsman was to ...

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

I never for a day gave up list...

I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

But hopes are shy birds flying...

But hopes are shy birds flying at a great distance, seldom reached by the best of guns.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

The nature of the place...whet...

The nature of the place...whether high or low, moist or dry, whether sloping north or south, or bearing tall trees or low shrubs...generally gives hint as to its inhabitants.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

When the bird and the book dis...

When the bird and the book disagree, believe the bird.

John James Audubon 86 quotes

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