“Thank God it has rained all day. I say thank God, though rain is no rarity, because it is the duty of every man to be thankful for whatever happens by the will of the Omnipotent Creator; yet it was not so agreeable to any of my party as a fine day would have been.” MenHas BeensHappensPartyDutyFineRainCreatorEvery ManThank GodBeing ThankfulWhatever HappensOmnipotentRarityFine Day Book:Life and Adventures of Audubon the Naturalist Source: Life and Adventures of Audubon the Naturalist
“Every man speaks and writes with intent to be understood; and it can seldom happen but he that understands himself, might convey his notions to another, if, content to be understood, he did not seek to be admired; but when once he begins to contrive how his sentiments may be received, not with most ease to his reader, but with most advantage to himself, he then transfers his consideration from words to sounds, from sentences to periods, and, as he grows more elegant, becomes less intelligible.” IfsMenWritingMayMightHappensSpeakGrowsSoundReaderPeriodsUnderstoodAdvantageNotionSentencesEvery ManEaseConsiderationSentimentsElegantTransfers Book:The Idler: With Additional Essays Source: The Idler: With Additional Essays