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
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learnt. Izaak Walton
As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler. Izaak Walton
Doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant that it will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself. Izaak Walton
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