John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Pilgrim's Way : An Essay in Recollection (1940), p. 117.
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There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.
— John Buchan on Joy
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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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