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Quotes from The Pilgrim's Progress — John Bunyan

d. 1688 England

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Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."
Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."

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Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.

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When he understood it, he called for his friends, and told them of it.

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And so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.

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Every fat must stand upon its own bottom.

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So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.

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It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity.

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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.

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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.

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He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

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And behold there was a very stately palace before him, the name of which was Beautiful.

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The last words of Mr. Honest were, Grace reigns! So he left the world.

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The name of the slough was Despond.

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There stood a man with his sword drawn, and his face all over with blood. Then said Mr. Great-Heart, Who art thou? The man made answer, saying, I am one whose name is Valiant-for-truth. I am a pilgrim, and am going to the Celestial City.

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Then Mr. Honest called for his friends, and said unto them, I die, but shall make no will. As for my honesty, it shall go with me; let him that comes after be told of this.

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Go now, my little book, to every place
Where my first pilgrim has but shown his face.
Call at their door: if any say "Who's there?"
Then answer thou "Christiana is here."

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I fought till my sword did cleave to my hand; and then they were joined together as if a sword grew out of my arm; and when the blood ran through my fingers, then I fought with most courage.

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They came to the Delectable Mountains.

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Then it came burning hot into my mind, whatever he said, and however he flattered, when he got me home to his House, he would sell me for a slave. So I bid him forbear to talk, for I would not come near the door of his House. Then he reviled me, and told me that he would send such a one after me, that should make my way bitter to my Soul.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Bunyan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.