"Only by the possession of a sense of humour am I saved fro… - John Buchan

"Only by the possession of a sense of humour am I saved from insignificance." To

John Buchan

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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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I made a fine tramp and a fair drover;

and the amusements of London seemed as flat as soda-water that has been standing in the sun.

It's idiocy, but all war is idiotic, and the most whole-hearted idiot is apt to win.

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