38 quotes
Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."
Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
When he understood it, he called for his friends, and told them of it.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
And so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
Every fat must stand upon its own bottom.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
When a man's cause is good, it will sufficiently plead for itself, yea, and for its master too.
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
See that your cause be good, else Christ will not undertake it.
He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him, but he that forgets the Saviour is unmerciful to himself.
Let the sermon thou hast heard be converted into prayer.
Now I saw in my dream, that the highway, up which Christian was to go, was fenced on either side with a wall, and that wall was called salvation.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
Apollyon beware what you do, for I am in the King's Highway, the way of Holiness, therefore take heed to your self.
My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought His battles who will now be my rewarder.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
Children become, while little, our delights,
When they grow bigger, they begin to fright's.
And behold there was a very stately palace before him, the name of which was Beautiful.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
The last words of Mr. Honest were, Grace reigns! So he left the world.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
The Prince whom I serve and honour, is merciful, and ready to forgive…