Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving
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“Some of you rich men have to be taught that all the world cannot be bribed into condoning your offences." Sherlock Holmes, The Problem of Thor Bridge.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Wealth, Morality, Societal Critique, Accountability
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Wealth, Morality, Societal Critique, Accountability“The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Books, Reading, Love, Wisdom, Divine Gift
Arthur Conan Doyle Books, Reading, Love, Wisdom, Divine Gift“The sight of a friendly face in the great wilderness of London is a pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Loneliness, Friendship, City Life, Human Connection, London
Arthur Conan Doyle Loneliness, Friendship, City Life, Human Connection, London“My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Twins, Connection, Family Bonds, Spiritual Link, Close Relationship
Arthur Conan Doyle Twins, Connection, Family Bonds, Spiritual Link, Close Relationship“Lying across his chest was a curious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawed off a foot in front of the triggers. It was clear that this had been fired at close range and that he had received the whole charge in the face, blowing his head almost to pieces. The triggers had been wired together, so as to make the simultaneous discharge more destructive.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime, Violence, Weapon, Description, Investigation
Arthur Conan Doyle Crime, Violence, Weapon, Description, Investigation“She was as good as she was beautiful and as intelligent as she was good.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Beauty, Goodness, Intelligence, Compliment, Character Description
Arthur Conan Doyle Beauty, Goodness, Intelligence, Compliment, Character Description“It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Importance, Observation, Investigation, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Importance, Observation, Investigation, Detective Work“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“It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intuition, Knowledge, Explanation, Instinct, Unconscious Understanding
Arthur Conan Doyle Intuition, Knowledge, Explanation, Instinct, Unconscious Understanding“Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing. It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evidence, Perspective, Investigation, Deduction, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Evidence, Perspective, Investigation, Deduction, Critical Thinking“Why should people ever take credit for charity when they must know that they cannot gain as much pleasure out of their guineas in any other fashion?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Charity, Altruism, Pleasure, Morality, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Charity, Altruism, Pleasure, Morality, Human Nature“Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Logic, Crime, Rarity, Deduction, Analytical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Logic, Crime, Rarity, Deduction, Analytical Thinking“My sympathies and my love went out to her, even as my hand had in the garden. I felt that years of the conventionalities of life could not teach me to know her sweet, brave nature as had this one day of strange experiences. Yet there were two thoughts which sealed the words of affection upon my lips. She was weak and helpless, shaken in mind and nerve. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time. Worst still, she was rich.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Restraint, Morality, Wealth, Character Assessment
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Restraint, Morality, Wealth, Character Assessment“It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons.” Arthur Conan Doyle
History, Wisdom, Nations, Individuals, Learning
Arthur Conan Doyle History, Wisdom, Nations, Individuals, Learning“Come what may, I am bound to think that all things are ordered for the best; though when the good is a furlong off, and we with our beetle eyes can only see three inches, it takes some confidence in general principles to pull us through.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Optimism, Faith, Perspective, Human Limitations, Perseverance
Arthur Conan Doyle Optimism, Faith, Perspective, Human Limitations, Perseverance“I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Principles, Consistency, Logic, Rules, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Principles, Consistency, Logic, Rules, Sherlock Holmes“Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Jealousy, Transformation, Emotion, Character Change, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Jealousy, Transformation, Emotion, Character Change, Human Nature“How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. Now the red rim of the sun pushes itself over the London cloud-bank. It shines on a good many folk, but on none, I dare bet, who are on a stranger errand than you and I. How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Perspective, Morning, Adventure, Human Insignificance
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Perspective, Morning, Adventure, Human Insignificance“If you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Loyalty, Friendship, Threat, Protection, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Loyalty, Friendship, Threat, Protection, Sherlock Holmes“So it was, my dear Watson, that at two o'clock today I found myself in my old armchair in my own old room, and only wishing that I could have seen my old friend Watson in the other chair which he has so often adorned. – Sherlock Holmes.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Friendship, Nostalgia, Comfort, Sherlock Holmes, Watson
Arthur Conan Doyle Friendship, Nostalgia, Comfort, Sherlock Holmes, Watson