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 assureavocationfamily Change image and share on social
To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was entirely occupied with art. John James Audubon artdeathoccupy Change image and share on social
How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books? John James Audubon bookdozenlarge Change image and share on social
I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work as if an established Partnership for Life consisting of Husband Wife and Children. John James Audubon childconsistdecide Change image and share on social
My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. John James Audubon altogetherdealdrawing Change image and share on social
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 birddaydelineat Change image and share on social
A few days of idleness have completely sickened me, and given me what is called the blue-devils so severely, that I feel that the sooner I go to work and drive them off, the better. John James Audubon bluecallcompletely Change image and share on social
The best recommendation I can have is my own talents, and the fruits of my own labors, and what others will not do for me, I will try and do for myself. John James Audubon fruitlaborrecommendation Change image and share on social
There is the morass, wherein you plunge up to your knees, or the walking over the stubborn, dwarfish shrubbery, whereby one treads down the forests of Labrador; and the unexpected bunting or sylvia which perchance, and indeed as if by chance alone, you now and then see flying before you, or hear singing from the ground creeping plant. John James Audubon buntchancecreep share on social
The mercantile business did not suit me. John James Audubon businessmercantilesuit Change image and share on social