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
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Struggle | Hypothesis | Human Connection | Existence | Bias | Psychology | Body Language | Expression | Mental Stimulation | Problems | Rationality | Expertise | Awareness | Physical Prowess | Human Insignificance | Appetite | Potential | Rarity | Self-belief | Critical Thinking | More
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“Now, Watson, confess yourself utterly taken aback," said he. "I am." "I ought to make you sign a paper to that effect." "Why?" "Because in five minutes you will say that it is all so absurdly simple.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Revelation, Simplicity, Detective Work, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Revelation, Simplicity, Detective Work, Sherlock Holmes“The grand thing is to be able to reason backwards.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reasoning, Deduction, Logic, Detective Work, Intellectual Skill
Arthur Conan Doyle Reasoning, Deduction, Logic, Detective Work, Intellectual Skill“We surely know by some nameless instinct more about our futures than we think we know.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intuition, Future, Self-knowledge, Human Nature, Instinct
Arthur Conan Doyle Intuition, Future, Self-knowledge, Human Nature, Instinct“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“Perhaps, when a man has special knowledge and special powers like my own, it rather encourages him to seek a complex explanation when a simpler one is at hand.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Complexity, Simplicity, Explanation, Intellectual Tendency
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Complexity, Simplicity, Explanation, Intellectual Tendency“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Books, Personal Growth, Education, Life Advice, Intellectual Foundation
Arthur Conan Doyle Books, Personal Growth, Education, Life Advice, Intellectual Foundation“Holy Men! Holy Cabbages! Holy Bean Pods! What do they do but live and suck in sustenance and grow fat?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Religion, Criticism, Cynicism, Hypocrisy, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Religion, Criticism, Cynicism, Hypocrisy, Human Nature“I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I'll soon be right.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Depression, Solitude, Mood Swings, Personality, Self-awareness
Arthur Conan Doyle Depression, Solitude, Mood Swings, Personality, Self-awareness“I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Boredom, Intellect, Stimulation, Mental Activity, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Boredom, Intellect, Stimulation, Mental Activity, Personal Trait“Do you know anything on earth which has not a dangerous side if it is mishandled and exaggerated?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Danger, Moderation, Caution, Risk Assessment, Balanced Approach
Arthur Conan Doyle Danger, Moderation, Caution, Risk Assessment, Balanced Approach“A study in scarlet, eh? Why shouldn't we use a little art jargon? There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Murder, Investigation, Metaphor, Detective Work, Life And Death
Arthur Conan Doyle Murder, Investigation, Metaphor, Detective Work, Life And Death“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“When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Truth, Investigation, Change, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Perspective, Truth, Investigation, Change, Detective Work“It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery. The most commonplace crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or special features from which deductions may be drawn.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery, Commonplace, Investigation, Deduction, Crime Solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Mystery, Commonplace, Investigation, Deduction, Crime Solving“The whole force of the State is at your back if you should need it. I'm afraid that all the queen's horses and all the queen's men cannot avail in this matter.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Power, Limitations, Authority, Helplessness, Government Support
Arthur Conan Doyle Power, Limitations, Authority, Helplessness, Government Support“Brothers are a blessing for one thing. There is no possibility of any young lady getting unreasonably conceited if she be endowed with them.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Siblings, Humility, Family Dynamics, Character Building, Social Relationships
Arthur Conan Doyle Siblings, Humility, Family Dynamics, Character Building, Social Relationships“We give you best, Holmes. I believe you are the devil himself.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiration, Detective Skills, Compliment, Supernatural Comparison, Defeat
Arthur Conan Doyle Admiration, Detective Skills, Compliment, Supernatural Comparison, Defeat“Once or twice in my career I feel that I have done more real harm by my discovery of the criminal than ever he had done by his crime. I have learned caution now, and I had rather play tricks with the law of England than with my own conscience.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Morality, Justice, Conscience, Law Enforcement, Ethical Dilemma
Arthur Conan Doyle Morality, Justice, Conscience, Law Enforcement, Ethical Dilemma