Quote#Pain
Fishes do not roar; they cannot express any sound of suffering; and…
Quote byLeigh Hunt · 1784–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events (1848), p. 151.
English (original)
Fishes do not roar; they cannot express any sound of suffering; and therefore the angler chooses to think they do not suffer, more than it is convenient for him to fancy. Now it is a poor sport that depends for its existence on the want of a voice in the sufferer, and of imagination in the sportsman.
— Leigh Hunt
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