Quote#God & Faith
'I'm in the Lord's hands,' he said humbly. 'I'm but a penny whistle…
Quote byJohn Buchan · 1875–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Salute to Adventurers (1915), Ch. 3 "The Canongate Tollbooth".
English (original)
'I'm in the Lord's hands,' he said humbly. 'I'm but a penny whistle for His breath to blow on.' This he said with such solemnity that the meaning of a fanatic was suddenly revealed to me. One or two distorted notions, a wild imagination, and fierce passions, and there you have the ingredients ready.
— John Buchan
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