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 The man that weds for greedy wealth,
 He goes a fishing fair,
  But often times he gets read more 
 The man that weds for greedy wealth,
 He goes a fishing fair,
  But often times he gets a frog,
   Or very little share. 
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
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.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.
Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.
 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a 
cord which thou lettest down?
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 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a 
cord which thou lettest down?
 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through 
with a thorn? 
 The first men that our Saviour dear
 Did choose to wait upon Him here,
  Blest fishers were; read more 
 The first men that our Saviour dear
 Did choose to wait upon Him here,
  Blest fishers were; and fish the last
   Food was, that He on earth did taste:
    I therefore strive to follow those,
     Whom He to follow Him hath chose. 
To fish in troubled waters.
To fish in troubled waters.
 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.