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    "Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
    "There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my
    tail!
    See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance:
    They are waiting on the shingle--will you come and join the
    dance?"

    by Found in Fish Quotes,
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One that is neither flesh not fish.

One that is neither flesh not fish.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Fish Quotes,
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I will not make fish one and flesh of another.

I will not make fish one and flesh of another.

by John Clarke Found in: Fish Quotes,
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I have other fish to fry.

I have other fish to fry.

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The sea hath fish for every man.

The sea hath fish for every man.

by William Camden Found in: Fish Quotes,
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When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was read more

When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all four-footed things.

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton Found in: Fish Quotes,
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Damn'd neuters, in their middle way of steering,
Are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring.

Damn'd neuters, in their middle way of steering,
Are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring.

by John Dryden Found in: Fish Quotes,
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Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;
But is there anything Beyond?

Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;
But is there anything Beyond?

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The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
The little fishes' answer read more

The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
The little fishes' answer was
"We cannot do it, Sir, because--"

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The great fish [eat] the small.

The great fish [eat] the small.

by Alexander Barclay Found in: Fish Quotes,
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