Angling Quotes

22 quotes by 11 authors

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… — Izaak Walton
Angling is extremely time consuming. That's sort of the whole point. — Thomas McGuane
There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind. — Washington Irving
Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so... — Izaak Walton
You will find angling to be like the virtue of humanity, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of blessing attending upon it. — Izaak Walton
The angling fever is a very real disease and can only be cured by the application of cold water and fresh, untainted air. — Theodore Gordon
The art of angling, the cruelest, the coldest and the stupidest of pretended sports. — Lord Byron
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish. — Rafael Sabatini
After the doctor's departure Koznyshev felt inclined to go to the river with his fishing rod. He was fond of angling, and seemed proud of… — Leo Tolstoy
Angling is an Art... an art worth your learning. — Izaak Walton
It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish. — Stephen Leacock
Fly-fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm… — Samuel Johnson
O, sir, doubt not that Angling is an art; is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? — Izaak Walton
Blessings upon all that hate contention, and love quietnesse, and vertue, and Angling. — Izaak Walton
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… — Izaak Walton
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… — Izaak Walton
Doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant that it will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself. — Izaak Walton
It [angling] deserves commendations;... it is an art worthy the knowledge and practice of a wise man. — Izaak Walton
God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. — Izaak Walton
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned. — Izaak Walton

Who Wrote These Angling Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 22 Angling Quotes as follows: