I think you want a little unofficial help. Three undetected murders in one year won't do, Lestrade. But you handled the Molesey Mystery with less than your usual – that's to say, you handled it fairly well.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Assistance, Police Work, Criticism, Compliment, Detective Skills
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“For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiration, Character, Intellect, Emotion, Rare Moment
Arthur Conan Doyle Admiration, Character, Intellect, Emotion, Rare Moment“Give me your details, and from an armchair I will return you an excellent expert opinion.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Expertise, Analysis, Armchair Detective, Problem-solving, Remote Consultation
Arthur Conan Doyle Expertise, Analysis, Armchair Detective, Problem-solving, Remote Consultation“There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.' There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace, and as much knowledge of the world." a.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Wisdom, Danger, Women, Literary Reference, Life Lessons
Arthur Conan Doyle Wisdom, Danger, Women, Literary Reference, Life Lessons“The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult it is to bring it home.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime, Investigation, Commonplace, Difficulty, Detection
Arthur Conan Doyle Crime, Investigation, Commonplace, Difficulty, Detection“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
Arthur Conan Doyle Wisdom, Learning, Humility, Self-improvement, Personal Growth“On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Duty, Importance, Crime Prevention, Detective Work, Humorous Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Duty, Importance, Crime Prevention, Detective Work, Humorous Observation“It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Danger, Courage, Stupidity, Self-preservation, Realism
Arthur Conan Doyle Danger, Courage, Stupidity, Self-preservation, Realism“Keep your revolver near you night and day, and never relax your precautions.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Caution, Danger, Protection, Vigilance, Self-defense
Arthur Conan Doyle Caution, Danger, Protection, Vigilance, Self-defense“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“Violence recoils on the violent.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Violence, Karma, Consequences, Morality, Wisdom
Arthur Conan Doyle Violence, Karma, Consequences, Morality, Wisdom“I have asked myself if the best which can be done with virtue is to shut it within high walls as though it were some savage creature. If the good will lock themselves up, and if the wicked will still wander free, then alas for the world!" Alleyne.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Virtue, Morality, Good Vs Evil, Societal Norms, Philosophical Question
Arthur Conan Doyle Virtue, Morality, Good Vs Evil, Societal Norms, Philosophical Question“I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Parenting, Character, Observation, Psychology, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Parenting, Character, Observation, Psychology, Human Nature“It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Certainty, Confidence, Belief, Assertion
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Certainty, Confidence, Belief, Assertion“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“My business is that of every other good citizen – to uphold the law.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Law, Citizenship, Duty, Morality, Social Responsibility
Arthur Conan Doyle Law, Citizenship, Duty, Morality, Social Responsibility“The game is afoot.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventure, Investigation, Excitement, Challenge, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Adventure, Investigation, Excitement, Challenge, Sherlock Holmes“It is not easy to express the inexpressible.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Expression, Communication, Complexity, Inexpressibility, Ineffable Concepts
Arthur Conan Doyle Expression, Communication, Complexity, Inexpressibility, Ineffable Concepts“It was all love on my side, and all good comradeship and friendship on hers. When we parted she was a free woman, but I could never again be a free man.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Friendship, Unrequited Love, Freedom, Emotional Attachment
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Friendship, Unrequited Love, Freedom, Emotional Attachment“It is hardly fair to blame America for the state of San Francisco, for its population is cosmopolitan and its seaport attracts the floating vice of the Pacific; but be the cause what it may, there is much room for spiritual betterment.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Morality, Urban Life, Cosmopolitanism, Spiritual Growth, Social Commentary
Arthur Conan Doyle Morality, Urban Life, Cosmopolitanism, Spiritual Growth, Social Commentary