--- title: "5 Boat Quotes By William Cowper Prime" description: "5 Boat quotes by William Cowper Prime. Plus more from William Cowper Prime and more Boat sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/william-cowper-prime-54010_anglers_all-the-charm-of-the-angler-s-life-would_277275.jpg" --- > [All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/all-the-charm-of-the-angler-s-life-would-be-lost-but-for-these-hours/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/william-cowper-prime-54010_anglers_all-the-charm-of-the-angler-s-life-would_277275.jpg) > [There is no more graceful and healthful accomplishment for a lady than fly-fishing, and there is no reason why a lady should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/there-is-no-more-graceful-and-healthful-accomplishment-for-a-lady/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/william-cowper-prime-54010_accomplishment_there-is-no-more-graceful-and-healthful_413300.jpg) > [Stalking along from log to log, or plunging their long legs in the oozy swamp, two large herons paid no attention to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/stalking-along-from-log-to-log-or-plunging-their-long-legs-in-the/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/william-cowper-prime-54010_arrangements_stalking-along-from-log-to-log-or-plungi_1625228.jpg) > [In the name of sense, man, if God made fish to be eaten, what difference does it make if I enjoy the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/in-the-name-of-sense-man-if-god-made-fish-to-be-eaten-what-difference/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/william-cowper-prime-54010_boat_in-the-name-of-sense-man-if-god-made-fis_1756592.jpg) > [We who go a-fishing are a peculiar people. Like other men and women in many respects, we are like one another, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/we-who-go-a-fishing-are-a-peculiar-people-like-other-men-and-women-in/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/william-cowper-prime-54010_boat_we-who-go-a-fishing-are-a-peculiar-peopl_2090730.jpg) ## Other authors on Boat ## More by William Cowper Prime > [All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook, all day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/all-the-charm-of-the-angler-s-life-would-be-lost-but-for-these-hours/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) > [There is no more graceful and healthful accomplishment for a lady than fly-fishing, and there is no reason why a lady should not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/there-is-no-more-graceful-and-healthful-accomplishment-for-a-lady/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) > [Stalking along from log to log, or plunging their long legs in the oozy swamp, two large herons paid no attention to my presence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/stalking-along-from-log-to-log-or-plunging-their-long-legs-in-the/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) > [In the name of sense, man, if God made fish to be eaten, what difference does it make if I enjoy the killing of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/in-the-name-of-sense-man-if-god-made-fish-to-be-eaten-what-difference/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) > [We who go a-fishing are a peculiar people. Like other men and women in many respects, we are like one another, and like no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/we-who-go-a-fishing-are-a-peculiar-people-like-other-men-and-women-in/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) > [It is only the inexperienced and thoughtless who find pleasure in killing fish for the mere sake of killing them. No sportsman does this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/it-is-only-the-inexperienced-and-thoughtless-who-find-pleasure-in/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boat/william-cowper-prime/#itemlist", "name": "5 Boat Quotes By William Cowper Prime", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook, all day on lake or river, while he takes his sport, he thinks. 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