I have laid aside business, and gone a-fishing.

Izaak Walton

The Compleat Angler

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Topic

Fishing Taking it easy Work-life balance

Author

Izaak Walton

Source

The Compleat Angler

Medium

Treatise

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1653 1650s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. London: Richard Marriot, 1653, introduction.

Current Citation

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, edited by Marjorie Swann. Oxford University Press, 2014, introduction.

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Such truth as opposeth no man's profit nor pleasure is to all men welcome.

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Current Citation

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None so blind as those that will not see.

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Willful ignorance Ignorance Blindness

Author

Matthew Henry
Source
Commentaries (Henry)
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1706 1700s 18th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Commentary. c. 1706, Jeremiah 20.

Current Citation

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