101 Quotes by John Buchan

"Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective."

"An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support."

"Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences."

"Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown."

"The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things."

"There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness."

"He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply."

"What would you call the highest happiness? Wratislaw was ask. The sense of competence, was the answer, given without hesitation."

"You see only the productions of second-rate folk who are in a hurry to get wealth and fame. The true knowledge, the deadly knowledge, is still kept secret. But, believe me, my friend, it is there."

"You may hear people say that submarines have done away with the battleship, and that aircraft have annulled the mastery of the sea. That is what our pessimists say. But do you imagine that the clumsy submarine or the fragile aeroplane is really the last word of science?"