A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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“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.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Observation, Deduction, Detective Work, Subtlety, Logic
Arthur Conan Doyle Observation, Deduction, Detective Work, Subtlety, Logic“There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon him.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Vengeance, Justice, Realization, Retribution, Moral Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Vengeance, Justice, Realization, Retribution, Moral Philosophy“It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime, Intelligence, Morality, Wickedness, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Crime, Intelligence, Morality, Wickedness, Human Potential“All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Expertise, Intelligence, Uniqueness, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Expertise, Intelligence, Uniqueness, Sherlock Holmes“Great sorrow or great joy should bring intense hunger – not abstinence from food, as our novelists will have it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Emotion, Appetite, Literature Criticism, Human Nature, Physiology
Arthur Conan Doyle Emotion, Appetite, Literature Criticism, Human Nature, Physiology“When people bury treasure nowadays they do it in the Post-Office bank.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Modernity, Banking, Treasure, Humor, Social Change
Arthur Conan Doyle Modernity, Banking, Treasure, Humor, Social Change“I have my own views about Nature's methods, though I feel that it is rather like a beetle giving his.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Perspective, Humility, Human Limitations, Philosophical Reflection
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Perspective, Humility, Human Limitations, Philosophical Reflection“I fear that if the matter is beyond humanity, it is certainly beyond me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Humanity, Limitations, Humility, Investigation, Supernatural
Arthur Conan Doyle Humanity, Limitations, Humility, Investigation, Supernatural“It is of the first importance not to allow your judgment to be biased by personal qualities. A client is to me a mere unit, – a factor in a problem. – Sherlock Holmes.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Objectivity, Professionalism, Judgment, Detective Work, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Objectivity, Professionalism, Judgment, Detective Work, Problem-solving“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Problem-solving, Elimination Process
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Problem-solving, Elimination Process“I fear that I bore you with these details, but I have to let you see my little difficulties, if you are to understand the situation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation, Details, Understanding, Communication, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Explanation, Details, Understanding, Communication, Problem-solving“I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Loneliness, Isolation, Friendship, Daily Life, Social Interaction
Arthur Conan Doyle Loneliness, Isolation, Friendship, Daily Life, Social Interaction“What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perception, Reputation, Deception, Social Influence, Cynicism
Arthur Conan Doyle Perception, Reputation, Deception, Social Influence, Cynicism“I never can resist a touch of the dramatic.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Drama, Personality, Theatricality, Self-awareness, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Drama, Personality, Theatricality, Self-awareness, Sherlock Holmes“To that Providence, my sons, I hereby commend you, and I counsel you by way of caution to forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Caution, Evil, Supernatural, Fatherly Advice, Dark Forces
Arthur Conan Doyle Caution, Evil, Supernatural, Fatherly Advice, Dark Forces“For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Imagination, Reality, Extraordinary, Human Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Imagination, Reality, Extraordinary, Human Experience“The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Fate, Philosophy, Afterlife, Justice, Existential Musings
Arthur Conan Doyle Fate, Philosophy, Afterlife, Justice, Existential Musings“From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Logic, Deduction, Inference, Observation, Intellectual Ability
Arthur Conan Doyle Logic, Deduction, Inference, Observation, Intellectual Ability