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Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element are made for wise men to contemplate, and for fools to pass by without consideration.
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I remember that a wise friend of mine did usually say, "That which is everybody's business is nobody's business."
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For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father; a passion, that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers, and begets in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire.
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It [angling] deserves commendations;… it is an art worthy the knowledge and practice of a wise man.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Born:
August 9, 1593
Died:
December 15, 1683
(aged 90)
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