To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was entirely occupied with art.
John James AudubonPoor 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 AudubonHunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
John James AudubonTo repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.
John James Audubon