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
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
Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do much as I pleased. John James Audubon absentdutyfather 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
I discover that my friends think only of my apparel, and those upon whom I have conferred acts of kindness prefer to remind me of my errors. John James Audubon actapparelconfer 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
The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample. John James Audubon amplebirdconsider Change image and share on social
The mercantile business did not suit me. John James Audubon businessmercantilesuit Change image and share on social