If they are too many for us, we shall take two or three of them with us.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Bravery, Determination, Fighting Spirit, Self-sacrifice, Odds
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“There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Eccentricity, Diversity, Society, Human Nature, Unconventional People
Arthur Conan Doyle Eccentricity, Diversity, Society, Human Nature, Unconventional People“Critics kind never mind! Critics flatter no matter! Critics blame all the same! Do your best damn the rest!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Criticism, Perseverance, Self-belief, Artistic Integrity, Motivation
Arthur Conan Doyle Criticism, Perseverance, Self-belief, Artistic Integrity, Motivation“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“My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Twins, Connection, Family Bonds, Spiritual Link, Close Relationship
Arthur Conan Doyle Twins, Connection, Family Bonds, Spiritual Link, Close Relationship“We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Probability, Science, Imagination, Deduction, Logical Reasoning
Arthur Conan Doyle Probability, Science, Imagination, Deduction, Logical Reasoning“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“Punishment has been slow in coming, but it has overtaken you at last.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Retribution, Time, Consequences, Morality
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Retribution, Time, Consequences, Morality“If she were seventeen at the time of her father's disappearance she must be seven-and-twenty now – a sweet age, when youth has lost its self-consciousness and become a little sobered by experience.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Age, Maturity, Experience, Youth, Personal Growth
Arthur Conan Doyle Age, Maturity, Experience, Youth, Personal Growth“Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Wisdom, Mental Capacity
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Wisdom, Mental Capacity“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“What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace, existence is commonplace, and no qualities save those which are commonplace have any function upon earth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Potential, Purpose, Boredom, Exceptional Abilities, Societal Norms
Arthur Conan Doyle Potential, Purpose, Boredom, Exceptional Abilities, Societal Norms“If you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Loyalty, Friendship, Threat, Protection, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Loyalty, Friendship, Threat, Protection, Sherlock Holmes“He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Anticipation, Excitement, Mannerism, Character Description, Body Language
Arthur Conan Doyle Anticipation, Excitement, Mannerism, Character Description, Body Language“I never remember feeling tired by work. though idleness exhausts me completely.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work Ethic, Productivity, Idleness, Energy, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Work Ethic, Productivity, Idleness, Energy, Personal Trait“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“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deception, Facts, Observation, Investigation, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Deception, Facts, Observation, Investigation, Critical Thinking“Let us hear the suspicions. I will look after the proofs.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Investigation, Proof, Suspicion, Detective Work, Logical Approach
Arthur Conan Doyle Investigation, Proof, Suspicion, Detective Work, Logical Approach“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