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“A poor creature who has said or done nothing worth a serious man taking the trouble of remembering.”

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Thomas Carlyle, born on December 4, 1795, and died on February 5, 1881, was a prominent Scottish philosopher, historian, and writer. His works are known for their profound social criticism and unique literary style, which had a significant impact on 19th-century British literature and thought. more

“I make it a rule never to weigh or measure a fish I've caught, but simply to estimate its dimensions as accurately as possible, and then, when telling about it, to improve these figures by roughly a fifth, or twenty percent. I do this mainly because most people believe all fishermen exaggerate by at least twenty percent, and so I allow for the discounting my audience is almost certain to apply.”

People Believe Certain Audience Sea Figures Percent Rivers Twenties Caught Fishes Boat Dimensions Lakes Fishing Fifth Fisherman

Author:Ed Zern

“There are two distinct visits to tackle-shops, the visit to buy tackle and the visit which may be described as Platonic when, being for some reason unable to fish, we look for an excuse to go in, and waste the tackle dealer's time.”

Looks May Two Reason Sea Waste Rivers Fishes Excuse Boat Shops Lakes Fishing Dealer Platonic

Author:Arthur Ransome

“A Rod: An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.”

Sea Rivers Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Length Anglers

Author:Robbie Keane

“I remember the good evenings I have fished, even the ones that realised material hopes not by the fish that came to the fly, but by the colour and movement of the water and sky, by the sounds and scents and gentle stirrings that were all about me.”

Remember Sound Water Sea Sky Movement Materials Rivers Fishes Boat Evening Gentle Colour Lakes Fishing Scent Realised Stirring Good Evening

Author:Roderick Haig-Brown

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