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
Charm, Elusive, Series, Perpetual
The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.
- John Buchan
Rather, Unites, Craves, Separates
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
- John Buchan
Leadership, Greatness, Task, Elicit
The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.
- John Buchan
Through, Robe, Shines, Flesh
He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.
- John Buchan
Emotion, Felt, Lightly, Disliked
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
Think, Here, Saturn, Push
The best prayers have often more groans than words.
- John Buchan
Words, More, Than, Prayers
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.
- John Buchan
Prayer, Which, Means, Opens
Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.
- John Buchan
Bottom, His, Believes, Detective
To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.
- John Buchan
Education, Kind, Minds, Close
Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.
- John Buchan
Peace, Kind, Which, Unknown
We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.
- John Buchan
Future, Past, Putting, Debts
Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences.
- John Buchan
Silent, Modern, Conspiracy, Folk
There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.
- John Buchan
Happiness, Joy, May, Combined
Without humility there can be no humanity.
- John Buchan
Humility, Without, Humanity
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