Duruing all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her walks.

Quote by John James Audubon

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Mathematics was hard, dull work. Geography pleased me more. For dancing I was quite enthusiastic.

Mathematics was hard, dull work. Geography pleased me more. For dancing I was quite enthusiastic.

I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do...

Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do...

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

I waged war against my feelings.

I waged war against my feelings.

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work...

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work...

The mercantile business did not suit me.

The mercantile business did not suit me.

On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded...

On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded...

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was...

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was...

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and...

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by...

I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens.

I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens.

One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures......

One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures......

But hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best...

But hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a...

Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared...

Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared...

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected...

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected...

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am...

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am...

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions,...

If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions,...