Amberley excelled at chess – a mark, Watson, of a scheming mind.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Chess, Intelligence, Strategy, Character Assessment, Mental Acuity
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“That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Fear, Knowledge, Mystery, Psychology, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Fear, Knowledge, Mystery, Psychology, Human Nature“Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evidence, Deduction, Observation, Investigation, Literary Reference
Arthur Conan Doyle Evidence, Deduction, Observation, Investigation, Literary Reference“If she were seventeen at the time of her father's disappearance she must be seven-and-twenty now – a sweet age, when youth has lost its self-consciousness and become a little sobered by experience.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Age, Maturity, Experience, Youth, Personal Growth
Arthur Conan Doyle Age, Maturity, Experience, Youth, Personal Growth“Have you tried to drive a harpoon through a body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir, you must really pay attention to these details.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Detail, Investigation, Experience, Crime, Methodology
Arthur Conan Doyle Detail, Investigation, Experience, Crime, Methodology“I abhour the dull routine of existence.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Boredom, Existence, Routine, Passion, Intellectual Stimulation
Arthur Conan Doyle Boredom, Existence, Routine, Passion, Intellectual Stimulation“When such men, who are beyond hope and fear, begin in their dim minds to see the source their woes, it may be an evil time for those who have wronged them. The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair. High and strong the chateaux, lowly and weak the brushwood hut; but God help the seigneur and his lady when the men of the brushwood set their hands to the work of revenge! Through.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Revenge, Desperation, Oppression, Social Inequality, Class Struggle
Arthur Conan Doyle Revenge, Desperation, Oppression, Social Inequality, Class Struggle“It was surely well for man that he came late in the order of creation. There.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Creation, Mankind, Evolution, Timing, Anthropological Perspective
Arthur Conan Doyle Creation, Mankind, Evolution, Timing, Anthropological Perspective“It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Morality, Potential, Community, Crime, Self-awareness
Arthur Conan Doyle Morality, Potential, Community, Crime, Self-awareness“It was a tremendously virile and yet sinister face which was turned towards us. With the brow of a philosopher above and the jaw of a sensualist below, the man must have started with great capacities for good or for evil. But one could not look upon his cruel blue eyes, with their drooping, cynical lids, or upon the fierce, aggressive nose and the threatening, deep-lined brow, without reading Nature's plainest danger-signals.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Character Description, Physiognomy, Evil, Human Nature, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Character Description, Physiognomy, Evil, Human Nature, Observation“Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evil, Women, Mourning, Character Judgment, Relationships
Arthur Conan Doyle Evil, Women, Mourning, Character Judgment, Relationships“If the fresh facts come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme, then our hypothesis may gradually become a solution. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Investigation, Hypothesis, Facts, Problem-solving, Scientific Method
Arthur Conan Doyle Investigation, Hypothesis, Facts, Problem-solving, Scientific Method“I had already observed that he was as sensitive to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could be of her beauty.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Flattery, Sensitivity, Art, Vanity, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Flattery, Sensitivity, Art, Vanity, Human Nature“The mighty voice of Canada will ever call to me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Canada, Nostalgia, Nature, Personal Connection, Patriotism
Arthur Conan Doyle Canada, Nostalgia, Nature, Personal Connection, Patriotism“A sick man is but a child.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Sickness, Vulnerability, Childlike, Health Comparison, Dependent State
Arthur Conan Doyle Sickness, Vulnerability, Childlike, Health Comparison, Dependent State“The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Skepticism, Rationality, Supernatural, Worldview, Pragmatism
Arthur Conan Doyle Skepticism, Rationality, Supernatural, Worldview, Pragmatism“She entered with ungainly struggle like some huge awkward chicken, torn, squawking, out of its coop.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Description, Simile, Awkwardness, Observation, Literary Style
Arthur Conan Doyle Description, Simile, Awkwardness, Observation, Literary Style“I follow my own methods, and tell as much or as little as I choose. That is the advantage of being unofficial.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Methodology, Independence, Information Control, Detective Work, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Methodology, Independence, Information Control, Detective Work, Sherlock Holmes“My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Boredom, Excitement, Problems, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation
Arthur Conan Doyle Boredom, Excitement, Problems, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation