And for winter fly-fishing it is as useful as an almanac out of date.
I have laid aside business, and gone a'fishing.
God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.
We 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.
The person who loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
Look to your health: and if you have it, praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of; a blessing that money cannot buy; and therefore value it.