Izaak Walton: Quotes about men

Izaak Walton was English author and biographer. Explore interesting quotes on men.
Izaak Walton: 56 quotes1 like

“Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element are made for wise men to contemplate, and for fools to pass by without consideration.”

Izaak Walton book The Compleat Angler

Part I, ch. 1.
The Compleat Angler (1653-1655)

“Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so”

Izaak Walton book The Compleat Angler

Part I, ch. 1.
The Compleat Angler (1653-1655)
Context: Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice

“This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men.”

Izaak Walton book The Compleat Angler

Part I, ch. 8.
The Compleat Angler (1653-1655)

“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.”

Izaak Walton

Life of Dr. Donne (1640).