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6765257 When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. inspirational Arthur Conan Doyle
b931605 There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. detection evidence facts obviousness sherlock-holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
359065c It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. little-things Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
d358d39 You see, but you do not observe. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
571f7d7 The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. crime detective mystery novel Arthur Conan Doyle; Corrections And Editor Edgar W. Smith; Illustrators
dcd3106 It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. deduction information mistake theories theory Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
c81cb3e Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius. gifts mediocrity recognition sherlock-holmes talent Arthur Conan Doyle
e2d6928 You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion. silence Arthur Conan Doyle
efa11ce Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
889d61c I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes.. Arthur Conan Doyle
2661a14 Watson. Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same. exigence favor friends friendship Arthur Conan Doyle
d35e22e My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know. introduction sherlock-holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
61bc3c7 A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. dogs families family family-life pets Arthur Conan Doyle
d5fc5c6 What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done. belief rewriting-history sherlock-holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
52fdda9 Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he." elementary sherlock-holmes simple Arthur Conan Doyle
67bddbc My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world." mind mystery rebellion sherlock-holmes stagnation Arthur Conan Doyle
52ac8df Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and and peep in at the queer things which are going on, the strange coincidences, the plannings, the cross-purposes, the wonderful chains of events, working through generatio.. chains-of-events commonplaces-of-existence cross-purposes fiction on-fiction outre-results plannings sherlock-holmes stale strange-coincidences unprofitable Arthur Conan Doyle
69f01a5 I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix. intellect sherlock-holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
a5265e4 Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting. Arthur Conan Doyle
fae9f73 To a great mind, nothing is little,' remarked Holmes, sententiously. Arthur Conan Doyle
c433f8c I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles. reading Arthur Conan Doyle
b3a7693 Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. invention life reality strangeness truth Arthur Conan Doyle
a26cae8 There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
f033ccd Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' 'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.' 'The dog did nothing in the night-time.' 'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes. curious dog humor incident mystery sherlock-holmes silver Arthur Conan Doyle
536af76 How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, , must be the truth? sherlock-holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
144fb03 Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo Ipse domi stimul ac nummos contemplar in arca. (The public hiss at me, but I cheer myself when in my own house I contemplate the coins in my strong-box.) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
67c4224 Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
f734862 What one man can invent, another can discover. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Sherlock Holmes] Doyle
76b3bd0 Do you remember what Darwin says about music? He claims that the power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.' That's a rather broad idea,' I remarked. One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret .. music nature sherlock-holmes watson Arthur Conan Doyle
0440f03 Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses: "1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil. 2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil. 3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil. 4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble. 5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening. 6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks ha.. detectives knowledge sherlock-holmes skills strengths talents weaknesses Arthur Conan Doyle
cfd6e2d A man always finds it hard to realize that he may have finally lost a woman's love, however badly he may have treated her. love maltreatment men mistreatment separation sherlock-holmes women Arthur Conan Doyle
0fd435a Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him. Arthur Conan Doyle
b02dcb9 What a lovely thing a rose is!" He walked past the couch to the open window and held up the drooping stalk of a moss-rose, looking down at the dainty blend of crimson and green. It was a new phase of his character to me, for I had never before seen him show any keen interest in natural objects. "There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as religion," said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. "It can be built up as an e.. flowers goodness hope nature providence reason religion roses Arthur Conan Doyle
28d55c0 You're not hurt, Watson? For God's sake, say that you are not hurt!" It was worth a wound -- it was worth many wounds -- to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of reve.. doyle sherlock-holmes three-garridebs watson Arthur Conan Doyle
0f6d46d Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details. Arthur Conan Doyle
bc6f381 My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers." -- self-esteem Arthur Conan Doyle
ff5e564 My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers." self-esteem Arthur Conan Doyle
8b73949 You're not hurt, Watson? For God's sake, say that you are not hurt!" It was worth a wound -- it was worth many wounds -- to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of reve.. doyle sherlock-holmes three-garridebs watson Arthur Conan Doyle
ed14b81 My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers. inspirational self-esteem Arthur Conan Doyle
f5e99ea The unexpected has happened so continually in my life that it has ceased to deserve the name. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
f2efa18 From the first day I met her, she was the only woman to me. Every day of that voyage I loved her more, and many a time since have I kneeled down in the darkness of the night watch and kissed the deck of that ship because I knew her dear feet had trod it. She was never engaged to me. She treated me as fairly as ever a woman treated a man. I have no complaint to make. It was all love on my side, and all good comradeship and friendship on hers.. homes love love-at-first-sight obsession sadness sherlock-holmes slavery Arthur Conan Doyle
22ecbd6 As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify. Arthur Conan Doyle
9326f7f It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn." sherlock-holmes Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet
41a2f2b Where there is no imagination, there is no horror. Arthur Conan Doyle
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