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It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
Of all the world's enjoyments
That ever valued were,
There's none of our employments
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Of all the world's enjoyments
That ever valued were,
There's none of our employments
With fishing can compare.
- Thomas Durfee (or D'Urfey),
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.
The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.
The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.
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.
After that first trout I was alone in there. But I didn'tknow it until later.
After that first trout I was alone in there. But I didn'tknow it until later.
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 line with its rod is a long instrument whose lesser end holds
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The line with its rod is a long instrument whose lesser end holds
a small reptile, while the other is held by a great fool.
[Fr., La ligne avec sa canne est un long instrument,
Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
Et dont Pautre est tenu pau un grand imbecile.]
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.