John James Audubon Quotes & Sayings
56 most famous John James Audubon quotes and sayings (scientist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.”
“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.”
“All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.”
“Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.”
“The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.”
“In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests.”
“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.”
“But Hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best of Guns.”
“I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am not a scholar, but meantime I am aware that no man living knows better than I do the habits of our birds.”
“I ate no butcher's meat, lived chiefly on fruits, vegetables, and fish, and never drank a glass of spirits or wine until my wedding day. To this I attribute my continual good health, endurance, and an iron constitution.”
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