“An excellent angler, and now with God.”

— Izaak Walton , book The Compleat Angler

Part I, ch. 4.
The Compleat Angler (1653-1655)

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“If there is something more excellent than the truth, then that is God; if not, then truth itself is God.”

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“The only thing that separates any one of us from excellence is fear and the opposite of fear is faith. I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for, perfection is God’s business.”

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“Woman is the crowning excellence of God's creation … Woman is light, man is shadow.”

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“(To Mussolini) His Excellence can count, now and forever, on my complete and absolute devotion.”

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(A Mussolini) Vostra Eccellenza può contare ora e sempre sulla mia completa e assoluta devozione.
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“An excellent angler, and now with God.”

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