The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

OBSTINATE AND PLIABLE
The neighbors also came out to see him run. As he ran — some mocked,
others threatened, and some cried
after him to return. Among those
who did so, were two who were
resolved to fetch him back by force.
The name of the one was Obstinate
— and the name of the other was
Pliable. Now by this time, the man
had gone a good distance away from
them; but they were resolved to
pursue him — and in a little while,
they caught up with him.
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Then the man said, "Neighbors, why
have you come?"
They answered, "To persuade you to
go back with us!"
But he said, "That cannot be! You dwell in the City of Destruction, the
place where I also was born. I see that, sooner or later, dying there — we
will sink lower than the grave — into a place which burns with fire and
brimstone! Think, good neighbors, and come along with me!"
"What!" said Obstinate, "and leave our friends and our comforts behind
us?”
"Yes," said Christian, for that was his name, "because all that you shall
forsake, is not worthy to be compared with a little of what I am seeking
to enjoy. And if you will go along with me, and persevere — you shall
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