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To fish in troubled waters.
To fish in troubled waters.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
And angling too, that solitary vice,
What Izaak Walton sings or says:
The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, read more
And angling too, that solitary vice,
What Izaak Walton sings or says:
The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, in his gullet
Should have a hook, and a small trout to pull it.
Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.
Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
There is only one theory about angling in which I have perfect
confidence, and this is that the two read more
There is only one theory about angling in which I have perfect
confidence, and this is that the two words, least appropriate to
any statement, about it, are the words "always" and "never."
I still don't know why I fish or why other men fish, except we
like it and it makes read more
I still don't know why I fish or why other men fish, except we
like it and it makes us think and feel.
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.