John Buchan, A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906), Chapter I.
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Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it.
— John Buchan on Happiness
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About John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and politician who was Governor-General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.
About John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and politician who was Governor-General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.
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