After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home to return no more to Europe, it seems to me that I shall ever enjoy more peace of mind, and even Physical comfort than I can meet with in any portion of the world beside. John James Audubon americacomfortenjoy share on social
In America, business is the first object in view at all times, and rightly it should be so. John James Audubon americabusinessobject Change image and share on social
I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens. John James Audubon bodyhandpair Change image and share on social
The fact is I am growing old too fast, alas! I feel it, and yet work I will, and may God grant me life to see the last plate of my mammoth work finished. John James Audubon alafactfast Change image and share on social
Poor France, thy fine climate, rich vineyards, and the wishes of the learned avail nothing; thou art a destitute beggar, and not the powerful friend thou wert represented to me. John James Audubon artavailbeggar Change image and share on social
There is but one kind of love; God is love, and all his creatures derive theirs from his; only it is modified by the different degrees of intelligence in different beings and creatures. John James Audubon beingcreaturedegree Change image and share on social
The Carrion Crow and Turkey-Buzzard possess great power of recollection, so as to recognise at a great distance a person who has shot at them, and even the horse on which he rides. John James Audubon buzzardcarrioncrow Change image and share on social
Travelling through the breeding places of our species is far from being as interesting to me as it is to inspect the breeding places of the feathery tribes of our country. John James Audubon breedcountryfeathery Change image and share on social
The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear. John James Audubon badlybeautifuldrawing Change image and share on social
If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for my family, although I must abandon my life to its success, and undergo many sad perplexities and perhaps never see again my own beloved America. John James Audubon abandonamericabeloved share on social
