Sir Henry Wotton was a most dear lover and a frequent practiser of the Art of Angling; of which he would say, "'T was an employment for his idle time, which was then not idly spent, a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of contentedness;" and "that it begat habits of peace and patience in those that professed and practised it."
The Complete Angler. Part i. Chap. 1.
You will find angling to be like the virtue of humility, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of other blessings attending upon it.
The Complete Angler. Part i. Chap. 1.
I remember that a wise friend of mine did usually say, "That which is everybody's business is nobody's business."
The Complete Angler. Part i. Chap. ii.
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Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
The Complete Angler. Part i. Chap. ii.
An excellent angler, and now with God.