The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

This schoolmaster taught them the art of prospering, either by violence,
deceit, flattery, lying — or by putting on a pretense of religion. These
four gentlemen had attained much of the art of their master, so that
each of them could have run such a school themselves.
Well, when they had thus greeted each other, Mr. Money-love said to
Mr. By-ends, "Who are those two people on the road before us?" — for
Christian and Hopeful were yet within view.
BY-ENDS: "They are a couple of distant countrymen, who, in their
strange manner, are going on pilgrimage."
MR. MONEY-LOVE: "Alas! Why did they not wait, that we might have
had their good company? For we are all going on a pilgrimage.”
BY-ENDS: "Indeed we are — but the men ahead of us are so rigid, and
love their own notions so much, and so lightly esteem the opinions of
others — that let a man be ever so godly, yet if he does not agree with
them in all things — they will thrust him out of their company.”
MR. SAVE-ALL: "That is bad. We read of some who are overly righteous
— and such men's rigidness prevails with them to judge and condemn
all others but themselves. Please tell me what, and how many, were the
things wherein you differed from them?”
BY-ENDS: "Why, after their headstrong manner, they conclude that it is
their duty to push ahead on their journey in all weathers — but I am for
waiting for more favorable winds and tides. They are for risking all for
God at any moment — but I am in favor of taking all advantages to
secure my life and estate. They are for clinging to their beliefs, even
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