I have known a very good, fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a bite.
Izaak WaltonWe see but the outside of a rich man's happiness; few consider him to be like the silkworm, that, when she seems to play, is at the very same time consuming herself.
Izaak WaltonYou will find angling to be like the virtue of humanity, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of blessing attending upon it.
Izaak Walton