John Buchan was a famous Politician from Scotland, who lived between August 26, 1875 and February 11, 1940. He/she became 64 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful.
Our collection contains 15 quotes who is written / told by John.
15 Famous quotes by John Buchan
"The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them"
"Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences"
"There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness"
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope"
"Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown"
"You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn"
"Without humility there can be no humanity"
"To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education"
"Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God"
"Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective"
"We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves"
"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there"
"He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply"
"The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things"
"The best prayers have often more groans than words"
