John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2328 Izaak Walton 1593-1683 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2328 |
| AUTHOR: | Izaak Walton (1593–1683) |
| QUOTATION: | Sir Henry Wotton was a most dear lover and a frequent practiser of the Art of Angling; of which he would say, “’T was an employment for his idle time, which was then not idly spent, a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of contentedness;” and “that it begat habits of peace and patience in those that professed and practised it.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Complete Angler. Part i. Chap. i. |