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
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“If my future were black, it was better surely to face it like a man than to attempt to brighten it by mere will-o'-the-wisps of the imagination.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Courage, Realism, Future, Imagination, Facing Adversity
Arthur Conan Doyle Courage, Realism, Future, Imagination, Facing Adversity“It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Writing, Storytelling, Accuracy, Reader Engagement, Artistic License
Arthur Conan Doyle Writing, Storytelling, Accuracy, Reader Engagement, Artistic License“This case deserves to be a classic.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Classic, Case, Significance, Noteworthy, Memorable Event
Arthur Conan Doyle Classic, Case, Significance, Noteworthy, Memorable Event“She entered with ungainly struggle like some huge awkward chicken, torn, squawking, out of its coop.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Description, Simile, Awkwardness, Observation, Literary Style
Arthur Conan Doyle Description, Simile, Awkwardness, Observation, Literary Style“Anything seems commonplace, once explained.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation, Perspective, Understanding, Demystification, Knowledge Acquisition
Arthur Conan Doyle Explanation, Perspective, Understanding, Demystification, Knowledge Acquisition“Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am never so frightened as when every thing is still.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Fear, Anticipation, Torment, Stillness, Psychological Warfare
Arthur Conan Doyle Fear, Anticipation, Torment, Stillness, Psychological Warfare“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Cycling, Depression, Exercise, Mental Health, Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Cycling, Depression, Exercise, Mental Health, Nature“It is just all the difference between happiness and misery," said Challenger with an abstracted face, still patting his wife's hand. "You can swim with the tide and have peace in mind and soul, or you can thrust against it and be bruised and weary. This business is beyond us, so let us accept it as it stands and say no more.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Acceptance, Happiness, Struggle, Philosophy, Life Advice
Arthur Conan Doyle Acceptance, Happiness, Struggle, Philosophy, Life Advice“Look at you. Why is the only woman you ever cared about a world-class criminal – are you a masochist?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Criminality, Psychology, Self-destructive Behavior, Relationships
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Criminality, Psychology, Self-destructive Behavior, Relationships“Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Suicide, Morality, Responsibility, Self-preservation
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Suicide, Morality, Responsibility, Self-preservation“It isn't true that the laws of nature have been capriciously disturbed; that snakes have talked; that women have been turned into salt; that rods have brought water out of rocks.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Skepticism, Nature, Myths, Rationality, Scientific Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Skepticism, Nature, Myths, Rationality, Scientific Thinking“I fear that I bore you with these details, but I have to let you see my little difficulties, if you are to understand the situation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation, Details, Understanding, Communication, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Explanation, Details, Understanding, Communication, Problem-solving“Do you remember what Darwin says about music? He claims that the power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Music, Evolution, Human Nature, Emotion, Prehistory
Arthur Conan Doyle Music, Evolution, Human Nature, Emotion, Prehistory“Just see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and focus of crime. Every good stone is. They are the devil.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Jewels, Crime, Temptation, Beauty, Danger
Arthur Conan Doyle Jewels, Crime, Temptation, Beauty, Danger“The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Humility, Greatness, Self-awareness, Perspective, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Humility, Greatness, Self-awareness, Perspective, Human Nature“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“I trust that age doth not wither nor custom stale my infinite variety.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Age, Variety, Adaptability, Self-confidence, Personal Growth
Arthur Conan Doyle Age, Variety, Adaptability, Self-confidence, Personal Growth“Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work, Sorrow, Coping Mechanism, Emotional Healing, Productivity
Arthur Conan Doyle Work, Sorrow, Coping Mechanism, Emotional Healing, Productivity