He had too thoughtful a wit: like a penknife in too narrow a sheath, too sharp for his body.
Izaak Walton on Funny
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Izaak Walton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Izaak Walton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.