I confess that I have been blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Wisdom, Learning, Humility, Self-improvement, Personal Growth
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“The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution, if you only know how to use it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Press, Media, Strategy, Information, Public Opinion
Arthur Conan Doyle Press, Media, Strategy, Information, Public Opinion“What can we know? What are we all? Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instinct of beasts.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Human Nature, Philosophy, Existentialism, Knowledge, Cosmic Perspective
Arthur Conan Doyle Human Nature, Philosophy, Existentialism, Knowledge, Cosmic Perspective“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“Work is the best antidote to sorrow.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work, Sorrow, Healing, Distraction, Emotional Coping
Arthur Conan Doyle Work, Sorrow, Healing, Distraction, Emotional Coping“I fear that if the matter is beyond humanity, it is certainly beyond me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Humanity, Limitations, Humility, Investigation, Supernatural
Arthur Conan Doyle Humanity, Limitations, Humility, Investigation, Supernatural“This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Social Obligation, Boredom, Honesty, Cynicism, Human Interaction
Arthur Conan Doyle Social Obligation, Boredom, Honesty, Cynicism, Human Interaction“Save for the occasional use of cocaine he had no vices, and he only turned to the drug as a protest against the monotony of existence when cases were scanty and the papers uninteresting.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Addiction, Boredom, Vice, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation
Arthur Conan Doyle Addiction, Boredom, Vice, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation“There is nothing more to be said or to be done tonight, so hand me over my violin and let us try to forget for half an hour the miserable weather and the still more miserable ways of our fellowmen.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Music, Solace, Human Nature, Weather, Escapism
Arthur Conan Doyle Music, Solace, Human Nature, Weather, Escapism“Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Art, Heredity, Creativity, Eccentricity, Talent
Arthur Conan Doyle Art, Heredity, Creativity, Eccentricity, Talent“I am sure that it is the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Truth, Certainty, Conviction, Statement, Belief
Arthur Conan Doyle Truth, Certainty, Conviction, Statement, Belief“The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Sound, Atmosphere, Nature, Description, Setting
Arthur Conan Doyle Sound, Atmosphere, Nature, Description, Setting“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Women, Nonverbal Communication, Observation, Emotion, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Women, Nonverbal Communication, Observation, Emotion, Human Nature“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Truth, Doubt, Certainty, Knowledge, Wisdom
Arthur Conan Doyle Truth, Doubt, Certainty, Knowledge, Wisdom“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Importance, Observation, Detective Work, Life Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Importance, Observation, Detective Work, Life Philosophy“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“Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving“The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It's all been done before, and will be again.” Arthur Conan Doyle
History, Repetition, Cyclical Nature, Wisdom, Human Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle History, Repetition, Cyclical Nature, Wisdom, Human Experience“The tragedy has been so uncommon, so complete and of such personal importance to so many people, that we are suffering from a plethora of surmise, conjecture, and hypothesis. The difficulty is to detach the framework of fact – of absolute undeniable fact – from the embellishments of theorists and reporters. Then, having established ourselves upon this sound basis, it is our duty to see what inferences may be drawn and what are the special points upon which the whole mystery turns.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Investigation, Facts, Theory, Deduction, Methodology
Arthur Conan Doyle Investigation, Facts, Theory, Deduction, Methodology