And so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.
Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."
Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."
The name of the slough was Despond.
Every fat must stand upon his bottom.
Dark as pitch.
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity.
The palace Beautiful.
They came to the Delectable Mountains.
Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
He that is down needs fear no fall.
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
As so I penned It down, until at last it came to be, For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.
And behold there was a very stately palace before him, the name of which was Beautiful.
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Some things are of that nature as to make One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
Dark as pitch.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
He that is down needs fear no fall He that is low, no pride.
Some things are of that nature as to make One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
If that a pearl may in a toad's head dwell, And may be found too in an oyster shell.
The more he cast away the more he had.
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words with out a heart. -John Bunyan (1628-1688).
It is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart! -John Bunyan.
Saint abroad, and a devil at home.