John Buchan1875–1940- Often credited to Fulton J. Sheen
We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.
Address to the people of Canada on the coronation of George VI (12 May 1937)- A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906), Ch. III, p. 83
There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.
Pilgrim’s Way (1940), p. 117He knew less about women than he knew about the physics of hyperspace.
The House of the Four Winds (1935), Ch. XIEvery man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.
The Power-House (1916), Ch. 2 “I First Hear Of Mr Andrew Lumley”To-day we have fewer dogmas, but I think that we have stronger principles.
“A University’s Bequest to Youth” (10 October 1936)- A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906), Ch. XI, pp. 313–4
- Pilgrim’s Way (1940), p. 241
- Montrose and Leadership (1930), p. 24; republished in Men and Deeds (1977)
