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If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.
Wish and Wishing
Doug Horton

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Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
Fishing
Edgar Watson Howe

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Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears.
Sympathy
Leigh Hunt

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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Desire
Lao-Tzu

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With all his tumid boasts, he's like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth.
Speakers and Speaking
John Madden

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Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.
Fishing
Don Marquis

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Always have your hook baited, in the pool you least think, there will be a fish.
Opportunity
Ovid

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Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.
Action
Ovid

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There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.
Sex
Alexander Pope

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Never offer to teach a fish to swim.
Teachers and Teaching
Proverb

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Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out.
Love
Nick Richardson

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Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Selfishness
Mme. Roland

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No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
Fishing
John Ruskin

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Nothing makes a man so selfish as work.
Work
George Bernard Shaw

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All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm.
Fishing
Herb Shriner

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A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
Men and Women
Gloria Steinem

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In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.
Husbands
Robert Louis Stevenson

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I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Self-expression
Barbara Streisand

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Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
Law and Lawyers
The Talmud

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Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
Selfishness
William M. Thackeray

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Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Purpose
Henry David Thoreau

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A fisherman may measure his catch by the size, but when is a man big enough to keep?
Honor
Source Unknown

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Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish.
Fishing
Source Unknown

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When a flirt fishes for a man, she fishes merely for the sport.
Flirting
Source Unknown

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When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
Loneliness
Tennessee Williams

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Showing search results for Fish Quotes - 52 quotes about Fish - Dictionary Quotes

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.
Wish and Wishing
Doug Horton

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
Fishing
Edgar Watson Howe

Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears.
Sympathy
Leigh Hunt

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Desire
Lao-Tzu

With all his tumid boasts, he's like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth.
Speakers and Speaking
John Madden

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.
Fishing
Don Marquis

Always have your hook baited, in the pool you least think, there will be a fish.
Opportunity
Ovid

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.
Action
Ovid

There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.
Sex
Alexander Pope

Never offer to teach a fish to swim.
Teachers and Teaching
Proverb

Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out.
Love
Nick Richardson

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Selfishness
Mme. Roland

No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
Fishing
John Ruskin

Nothing makes a man so selfish as work.
Work
George Bernard Shaw

All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm.
Fishing
Herb Shriner

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
Men and Women
Gloria Steinem

In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.
Husbands
Robert Louis Stevenson

I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Self-expression
Barbara Streisand

Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
Law and Lawyers
The Talmud

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
Selfishness
William M. Thackeray

Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Purpose
Henry David Thoreau

A fisherman may measure his catch by the size, but when is a man big enough to keep?
Honor
Source Unknown

Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish.
Fishing
Source Unknown

When a flirt fishes for a man, she fishes merely for the sport.
Flirting
Source Unknown

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
Loneliness
Tennessee Williams

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun

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[ fish Quotes ]

Showing search results for Fish Quotes - 52 quotes about Fish - Dictionary Quotes

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.Wish and Wishing Doug Horton

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.Fishing Edgar Watson Howe

Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears.Sympathy Leigh Hunt

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.Desire Lao-Tzu

With all his tumid boasts, he's like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth.Speakers and Speaking John Madden

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.Fishing Don Marquis

Always have your hook baited, in the pool you least think, there will be a fish.Opportunity Ovid

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.Action Ovid

There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.Sex Alexander Pope

Never offer to teach a fish to swim.Teachers and Teaching Proverb

Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out.Love Nick Richardson

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.Selfishness Mme. Roland

No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.Fishing John Ruskin

Nothing makes a man so selfish as work.Work George Bernard Shaw

All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm.Fishing Herb Shriner

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.Men and Women Gloria Steinem

In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.Husbands Robert Louis Stevenson

I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.Self-expression Barbara Streisand

Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.Law and Lawyers The Talmud

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.Selfishness William M. Thackeray

Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.Purpose Henry David Thoreau

A fisherman may measure his catch by the size, but when is a man big enough to keep?Honor Source Unknown

Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish.Fishing Source Unknown

When a flirt fishes for a man, she fishes merely for the sport.Flirting Source Unknown

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.Loneliness Tennessee Williams

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. [ Research ] Wernher Von Braun

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.
Wish and Wishing
Doug Horton

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
Fishing
Edgar Watson Howe

Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears.
Sympathy
Leigh Hunt

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Desire
Lao-Tzu

With all his tumid boasts, he's like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth.
Speakers and Speaking
John Madden

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.
Fishing
Don Marquis

Always have your hook baited, in the pool you least think, there will be a fish.
Opportunity
Ovid

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.
Action
Ovid

There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.
Sex
Alexander Pope

Never offer to teach a fish to swim.
Teachers and Teaching
Proverb

Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out.
Love
Nick Richardson

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Selfishness
Mme. Roland

No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
Fishing
John Ruskin

Nothing makes a man so selfish as work.
Work
George Bernard Shaw

All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm.
Fishing
Herb Shriner

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
Men and Women
Gloria Steinem

In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.
Husbands
Robert Louis Stevenson

I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Self-expression
Barbara Streisand

Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
Law and Lawyers
The Talmud

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
Selfishness
William M. Thackeray

Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Purpose
Henry David Thoreau

A fisherman may measure his catch by the size, but when is a man big enough to keep?
Honor
Source Unknown

Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish.
Fishing
Source Unknown

When a flirt fishes for a man, she fishes merely for the sport.
Flirting
Source Unknown

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
Loneliness
Tennessee Williams

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun