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
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“You mentioned your name as if I should recognize it, but beyond the obvious facts that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a freemason, and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Observation, Analysis, Character Assessment, First Impression
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Observation, Analysis, Character Assessment, First Impression“London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.” Arthur Conan Doyle
London, City Life, Societal Critique, Urban Description, Imperial Capital
Arthur Conan Doyle London, City Life, Societal Critique, Urban Description, Imperial Capital“What will not be forgotten, and what will and should continue to obsess our imaginations, is this revelation of the possibilities of the universe, this destruction of our ignorant self-complacency, and this demonstration of how narrow is the path of our material existence and what abysses may lie upon either side of it. Solemnity and humility are at the base of all our emotions to-day. May they be the foundations upon which a more earnest and reverent race may build a more worthy temple.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Universe, Human Existence, Humility, Spirituality, Scientific Discovery
Arthur Conan Doyle Universe, Human Existence, Humility, Spirituality, Scientific Discovery“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“Love is an emotional thing, and whatever is emotional is opposed to that true cold reason which I place above all things.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Emotion, Reason, Logic, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Emotion, Reason, Logic, Sherlock Holmes“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“Hot hate is twin brother to hot love.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Emotion, Love, Hate, Human Nature, Passion
Arthur Conan Doyle Emotion, Love, Hate, Human Nature, Passion“This fellow will not go wrong again; he is too terribly frightened. Send him to gaol now, and you make him a gaol-bird for life. Besides, it is the season of forgiveness. Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Forgiveness, Rehabilitation, Problem-solving, Moral Decision
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Forgiveness, Rehabilitation, Problem-solving, Moral Decision“The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual".” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Spirituality, Balance, Danger, Human Development
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Spirituality, Balance, Danger, Human Development“A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Friendship, Companionship, Storytelling, Usefulness, Collaboration
Arthur Conan Doyle Friendship, Companionship, Storytelling, Usefulness, Collaboration“It shows him to be a very wealthy man. How did he acquire wealth? He is unmarried. His younger brother is a station master in the west of England. His chair is worth seven hundred a year.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Wealth, Observation, Family Relations, Social Status
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Wealth, Observation, Family Relations, Social Status“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving“Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Data, Bias, Scientific Method, Investigation, Logical Reasoning
Arthur Conan Doyle Data, Bias, Scientific Method, Investigation, Logical Reasoning“Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Wisdom, Mental Capacity
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Wisdom, Mental Capacity“Man, or at least criminal man, has lost all enterprise and originality. As to my own little practice, it seems to be degenerating into an agency for recovering lost lead pencils and giving advice to young ladies from boarding-schools.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime, Originality, Boredom, Detective Work, Societal Change
Arthur Conan Doyle Crime, Originality, Boredom, Detective Work, Societal Change“There are no fools so troublesome as those of the mind.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Foolishness, Intellect, Human Nature, Wisdom, Mental Capacity
Arthur Conan Doyle Foolishness, Intellect, Human Nature, Wisdom, Mental Capacity“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“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Imagination, Reality, Strangeness, Human Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Imagination, Reality, Strangeness, Human Experience