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The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
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.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.
The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.
Best fishing in troubled waters.
Best fishing 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.
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.
For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak;
For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;
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For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak;
For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;
His hook was such as heads the end of pole
To pluck down house ere fire consumes it whole;
This hook was bated with a dragon's tail,--
And then on rock he stood to bob for whale.
