John Buchan
John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PCwas a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 August 1875
adventure men games
I once played the chief part in a rather exciting business without ever once budging from London . And the joke of it was that the man who went out to look for adventure only saw a bit of the game, and I who sat in my chambers saw it all and pulled the strings. 'They also serve who only stand and wait,' you know.
men miracle house
It would scarcely be destruction," he replied gently. "Let us call it iconoclasm, the swallowing of formulas, which has always had its full retinue of idealists. And you do not want a Napoleon . All that is needed is direction, which could be given by men of far lower gifts than a Bonaparte. In a word, you want a Power-House, and then the age of miracles will begin.
men peaceful lovers
I was a peaceful sedentary man, a lover of a quiet life, with no appetite for perils and commotions. But I was beginning to realise that I was very obstinate.
wise growing-up men
Wise men never grow up; indeed, they grow younger, for they lose the appalling worldly wisdom of youth.
men yawning might
It struck me that Albania was the sort of place that might keep a man from yawning.
hate men knives
I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place.
men definitions snob
The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.
clever men trying
A fool tries to look different: a clever man looks the same and is different.
believe heart men
Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.
believe passion men
I believe that every man has in his soul a passion for treasure-hunting, which will often drive a coward into prodigies of valour.
call given highest
What would you call the highest happiness? Wratislaw was ask. The sense of competence, was the answer, given without hesitation.
greatness leadership task
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
years shining flesh
The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.
believe secret wealth
You see only the productions of second-rate folk who are in a hurry to get wealth and fame. The true knowledge, the deadly knowledge, is still kept secret. But, believe me, my friend, it is there.