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For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father; a passion, that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers, and begets in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire.

— Izaak Walton Life of Dr. Donne (1640)

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God has two dwellings — one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.

Doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant that it will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself.

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This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men.

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Old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good.

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