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

— John Buchan, Pilgrim's Way (1940)

About John Buchan

1875 – 1940

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

“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.”

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

“Happiness is not exuberant or noisy, like pleasure or joy; it's silent, tranquil, and gentle.”

“We call "happiness" a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible.”

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“I think it's important to have a good time.”

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”

Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”