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Quotes from Salute to Adventurers — John Buchan

1875–1940 Scotland

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I never mind choler in a man if he have also honesty and good sense.

Salute to Adventurers (1915)

There comes a time to everyone when the world narrows for him to a strait alley, with Death at the end of it, and all his thoughts are fixed on that waiting enemy of mankind.

Salute to Adventurers (1915)

There come moments to every man when he is thankful to be alive, and every breath drawn is a delight; so at that hour I praised my Maker for His good earth, and for sparing me to rejoice in it.

Salute to Adventurers (1915)

They were happy years, the four I spent in Glasgow, for I was young and ardent, and had not yet suffered the grave miscarriage of hope which is our human lot.

Salute to Adventurers (1915)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Buchan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.