John Bunyan, The Author's Way of Sending Forth his Second Part of the Pilgrim, line 126.
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Some things are of that nature as to make One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
— John Bunyan on Contentment
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Contentment" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 133-36.)
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About John Bunyan
John Bunyan (28 November 1628 – 3 August 1688) was a Christian writer and preacher, born at Harrowden, in the Parish of Elstow, England, most famous for the allegorical work The Pilgrim's Progress.
About John Bunyan
John Bunyan (28 November 1628 – 3 August 1688) was a Christian writer and preacher, born at Harrowden, in the Parish of Elstow, England, most famous for the allegorical work The Pilgrim's Progress.
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