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Former Governor General of Canada

John Buchan, born on August 26, 1875, and died on February 11, 1940, was a former Governor General of Canada and a renowned novelist and historian. He is best known for his historical novels and adventure stories, which have won the hearts of readers worldwide.

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Famous John Buchan Quotes

“The best way to be rid of quaking knees is to keep a busy mind.”

Fear Courage Bravery

Book:Huntingtower

Source: Huntingtower

“A man’s courage is like a horse that refuses a fence; you have got to take him by the head and cram him at it again. If you don’t, he will funk worse next time. I hadn’t enough courage to be able to take chances with it, though I was afraid of many things, the thing I feared most was being afraid.”

Fear Courage Perseverance

Book:Mr. Standfast

Source: Mr. Standfast

“I loathed having to screw myself up to emergencies late in the day. Such things should take place in the early morning. It was like going over the top in France; I didn’t mind it so much when it happened during a drizzling dawn, when one was anyhow depressed and only half-awake, but I abominated an attack in the cold-blooded daylight, or in the dusk when one wanted to relax.”

Morning Courage

Book:The Three Hostages

Source: The Three Hostages

“It was strange how fear had gone,now that we knew the worst and had a fighting man by our side.”

Men Courage Adventure Resolve

Author:John Buchan