Doubtless God Could Have Made A Better Berry, But Doubtless God Never Did
And for winter fly-fishing it is as useful as an almanac out of date.
Let me tell you that every misery I miss is a new blessing.
An excellent angler, and now with God.
A companion that feasts the company with and mirth, and leaves out the sin which is usually mixed with them, he is the man; and let me tell you, good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
[Be grateful for the simple things in life. Don't take them for granted. After all...] What would a blind man give to see the pleasant rivers and meadows and flowers and fountains; and this and many other like blessings we enjoy daily.