Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it. - John Buchan

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Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it.

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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.

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Native Name: John Buchan, 1. Baron Tweedsmuir
Alternative Names: Lord Tweedsmuir • Sir John Buchan • John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir • John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir
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