“Perfect love casteth out fear, the Bible says; but, to speak it reverently, so does perfect hate.”

— John Buchan, Prester John, 1910

About John Buchan

1875 – 1940

Scottish novelist and statesman, author of "The Thirty-Nine Steps".

“There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.”

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

“The Simple Life is the last refuge of complicated and restless souls.”

“Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.”

“Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart.”

“He knew she was there by the joy and fear that overwhelmed his heart.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”

“Love is a thing full of anxious fears.”

“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”