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As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler.
Izaak Walton
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Izaak Walton
Age: 90 †
Born: 1593
Born: August 9
Died: 1683
Died: December 15
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Staffordshire
Isaak Walton
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Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element were made for wise men to contemplate, and fools to pass by without consideration.
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