But hopes are shy birds flying at a great distance, seldom reached by the best of guns. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
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… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
From the top of a high rock, I obtained a good few of the most extensive and dreary wilderness I ever beheld. It chilled… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
Surrounded by all the members of my dear family, enjoying the affection of numerous friends, who have never abandoned me, and possessing a sufficient… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
In America, business is the first object in view at all times, and rightly it should be so. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
I looked long and carefully at the picture of a stag painted by Landseer - the style was good, and the brush was handled… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books? — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
The fact is I am growing old too fast, alas! I feel it, and yet work I will, and may God grant me life… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
July 2. A beautiful day for Labrador. Went ashore and killed nothing, but was pleased with what I saw. The country is so grandly… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
