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Izaak Walton, an English writer, was born on August 9, 1593, and died on December 15, 1683. He is best known for his book 'The Compleat Angler,' which provides a detailed description of the art and philosophy of fishing, and has had a profound impact on fishing culture and literature.

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Famous Izaak Walton Quotes

“Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice”

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“Angling may be saidtobe so likemathematics, that itcan never be fully learnt.”

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“Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned.”

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“Angling may be said to be so like the Mathematics that it can never be fully learnt; at least not so fully but that there will still be more new experiments left for the trial of other men that succeed us.”

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Book:The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton: Estensively Embellished with Engravings on Copper and Wood, from Original Paintings and Drawings, by First-rate Artists, to which are Added, an Introductory Essay, the Linnœan Arangement of the Various River Fish Delineated in the Work, and Illustrative Notes

Source: The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton: Estensively Embellished with Engravings on Copper and Wood, from Original Paintings and Drawings, by First-rate Artists, to which are Added, an Introductory Essay, the Linnœan Arangement of the Various River Fish Delineated in the Work, and Illustrative Notes

“We may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did; and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.”

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Author:Izaak Walton