“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.Izaak Walton
“Let the blessing of Saint Peter’s Master be… upon all that are lovers of virtue, and dare trust in his Providence, and be quiet and go a-angling.Izaak Walton
“I love such mirth as does not make friends ashamed to look upon one another next morning.Izaak Walton
“I remember that a wise friend of mine did usually say, “That which is everybody’s business is nobody’s business.”Izaak Walton
“Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.Izaak Walton