Izaak Walton Art Quotations

It [angling] deserves commendations;... it is an art worthy the knowledge and practice of a wise man.

Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.

As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler.

Angling is an Art... an art worth your learning.

O, sir, doubt not that Angling is an art; is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly?

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.