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We see but the outside of a rich man's happiness few consider him to be like the silkworm, that, when she seems to play, is at the very same time consuming herself.

Izaak Walton

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Izaak Walton
Age: 90 †
Born: 1593
Born: August 9
Died: 1683
Died: December 15
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So long as thou are ignorant be not ashamed to learn. Ignorance is the greatest of all infirmities, and when justified, the chiefest of all follies.
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Let us be thankful for health and competence, and, above all, for a quiet conscience.
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If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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The person who loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
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As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler.
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I have then with pleasure concluded with Solomon, Everything is beautiful in his season.
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Blessings we enjoy daily, and for the most of them, because they be so common, men forget to pay their praises. [and miss much of their benefits from grateful appreciation]
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