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. – John Buchan
The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them. – John Buchan
Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences. – John Buchan
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. – John Buchan
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – John Buchan
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God. – John Buchan
There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness. – John Buchan
