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
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“A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Music, Relaxation, Simple Pleasures, Harmony, Artistic Pursuit
Arthur Conan Doyle Music, Relaxation, Simple Pleasures, Harmony, Artistic Pursuit“The truly inspired priest is the man or woman with the big brain. It.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intelligence, Spirituality, Religion, Inspiration, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Intelligence, Spirituality, Religion, Inspiration, Human Potential“There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Human Nature, Criticism, Intelligence, Skepticism, Social Commentary
Arthur Conan Doyle Human Nature, Criticism, Intelligence, Skepticism, Social Commentary“What, my friends, is the conquest of one nation by another? It is meaningless. Each produces the same result. But those fierce fights, when in the dawn of the ages the cave-dwellers held their own against the tier folk, or the elephants first found that they had a master, those were the real conquests – the victories that count.” Arthur Conan Doyle
History, Conquest, Evolution, Human Progress, Perspective
Arthur Conan Doyle History, Conquest, Evolution, Human Progress, Perspective“So tomorrow we disappear into the unknown. This account I am transmitting down the river by canoe, and it may be our last word to those who are interested in our fate.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventure, Unknown, Fate, Exploration, Last Words
Arthur Conan Doyle Adventure, Unknown, Fate, Exploration, Last Words“Well, sir, let us do what we can to curtail this visit, which can hardly be agreeable to you, and is inexpressibly irksome to me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Social Interaction, Politeness, Discomfort, Brevity, Interpersonal Relations
Arthur Conan Doyle Social Interaction, Politeness, Discomfort, Brevity, Interpersonal Relations“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“The main thing with people of that sort is never to let them think that their information can be of the slightest importance to you. If you do, they will instantly shut up like an oyster. If you listen to them under protest, as it were, you are very likely to get what you want.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Psychology, Manipulation, Information Gathering, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Skills
Arthur Conan Doyle Psychology, Manipulation, Information Gathering, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Skills“Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mind, Ruin, Nobility, Tragedy, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Mind, Ruin, Nobility, Tragedy, Human Potential“It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Goodness, Hope, Nature, Flowers, Positive Outlook
Arthur Conan Doyle Goodness, Hope, Nature, Flowers, Positive Outlook“Well, I'm a bacteriologist, you know. I live in a nine-hundred-diameter microscope. I can hardly claim to take serious notice of anything that I can see with my naked eye.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Specialization, Focus, Scientific View, Professional Bias
Arthur Conan Doyle Perspective, Specialization, Focus, Scientific View, Professional Bias“I wanted to end the world, but I'll settle for ending yours.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Threat, Malice, Personal Vendetta, Dramatic Statement, Antagonism
Arthur Conan Doyle Threat, Malice, Personal Vendetta, Dramatic Statement, Antagonism“The game is afoot.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventure, Investigation, Excitement, Challenge, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Adventure, Investigation, Excitement, Challenge, Sherlock Holmes“Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, Watson?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Distraction, Self-awareness, Mental Processes, Conversation, Human Mind
Arthur Conan Doyle Distraction, Self-awareness, Mental Processes, Conversation, Human Mind“I can never bring you to realize the importance of sleeves, the suggestiveness of thumb-nails, or the great issues that may hang from a boot-lace.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Observation, Deduction, Investigative Skills, Subtle Clues
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Observation, Deduction, Investigative Skills, Subtle Clues“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Talent, Genius, Mediocrity, Recognition, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Talent, Genius, Mediocrity, Recognition, Human Potential“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Truth, Doubt, Certainty, Knowledge, Wisdom
Arthur Conan Doyle Truth, Doubt, Certainty, Knowledge, Wisdom“What one man can invent, another can discover.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Invention, Discovery, Human Potential, Progress, Intellectual Pursuit
Arthur Conan Doyle Invention, Discovery, Human Potential, Progress, Intellectual Pursuit