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A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the
other.
A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the
other.
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
To fish in troubled waters.
To fish in troubled waters.
La ligne, avec sa canne, est un long instrument,
Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
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La ligne, avec sa canne, est un long instrument,
Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
Et dont l'autre est tenu par un grand imbecile.
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series read more
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope
Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ;
His wife he cabined with him and his boy,
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Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ;
His wife he cabined with him and his boy,
And seemed that life laborious to enjoy.
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
