“Fishes do not roar; they cannot express any sound of suffering; and therefore the angler chooses to think they do not suffer, more than it is convenient for him to fancy. Now it is a poor sport that depends for its existence on the want of a voice in the sufferer, and of imagination in the sportsman.”
“The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.”
“If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.”
“There are two worlds: the world that we can measure with line and rule, and the world we feel with our hearts and imagination.”
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