It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery, Strangeness, Perception, Logical Thinking, Investigative Mindset
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“There was a brisk northern wind, heavy and wet with the salt of the sea, and he felt, as he turned his face to it, fresh life and strength surging in his blood and bracing his limbs.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Invigoration, Sea, Weather, Physical Sensation
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Invigoration, Sea, Weather, Physical Sensation“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“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
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Observation, Deduction, Investigative Skills, Subtle Clues“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Truth, Doubt, Certainty, Knowledge, Wisdom
Arthur Conan Doyle Truth, Doubt, Certainty, Knowledge, Wisdom“Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him: but now and again a reaction would seize him, and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting- room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night. On these occasions I have noticed such a dreamy, vacant expression in his eyes, that I might have suspected him of being addicted to the use of some narcotic, had not the temperance and cleanliness of his whole life forbidden such a notion.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Energy, Mood Swings, Work Ethic, Character Description, Addiction Suspicion
Arthur Conan Doyle Energy, Mood Swings, Work Ethic, Character Description, Addiction Suspicion“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“Truth is stranger than fiction.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reality, Fiction, Comparison, Wisdom, Life Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Reality, Fiction, Comparison, Wisdom, Life Experience“The goose we retained until this morning, when there were signs that, in spite of the slight frost, it would be well that it should be eaten without delay. Its finder has carried it off therefore to fulfil the ultimate destiny of a goose.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Humor, Food, Timing, Practicality, Fate
Arthur Conan Doyle Humor, Food, Timing, Practicality, Fate“I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Self-perception, Sherlock Holmes, Humor, Priorities
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Self-perception, Sherlock Holmes, Humor, Priorities“The approach to the offices of Girdlestone and Co. was not a very dignified one, nor would the uninitiated who traversed it form any conception of the commercial prosperity of the firm in question.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Appearances, Deception, Prosperity, First Impressions, Business Success
Arthur Conan Doyle Appearances, Deception, Prosperity, First Impressions, Business Success“What will not be forgotten, and what will and should continue to obsess our imaginations, is this revelation of the possibilities of the universe, this destruction of our ignorant self-complacency, and this demonstration of how narrow is the path of our material existence and what abysses may lie upon either side of it. Solemnity and humility are at the base of all our emotions to-day. May they be the foundations upon which a more earnest and reverent race may build a more worthy temple.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Universe, Human Existence, Humility, Spirituality, Scientific Discovery
Arthur Conan Doyle Universe, Human Existence, Humility, Spirituality, Scientific Discovery“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Imagination, Reality, Strangeness, Human Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Imagination, Reality, Strangeness, Human Experience“Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Observation, Advice, Detective Work, Methodology
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Observation, Advice, Detective Work, Methodology“It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Information Management, Memory, Efficiency, Mental Organization
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Information Management, Memory, Efficiency, Mental Organization“I love and am loved by a better man than he.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Comparison, Self-worth, Relationships, Emotional Declaration
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Comparison, Self-worth, Relationships, Emotional Declaration“I have taken to living by my wits.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intelligence, Adaptability, Survival, Resourcefulness, Self-reliance
Arthur Conan Doyle Intelligence, Adaptability, Survival, Resourcefulness, Self-reliance“So complex is the human spirit that it can itself scarce discern the deep springs which impel it to action.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Human Nature, Motivation, Psychology, Self-awareness, Complexity
Arthur Conan Doyle Human Nature, Motivation, Psychology, Self-awareness, Complexity“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes, Knowledge, Detective Work, Expertise, Identity
Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, Knowledge, Detective Work, Expertise, Identity“For some reason altogether beyond our conception – and man may have been a mere accident, a by-product evolved in the process. It is as if the scum upon the surface of the ocean imagined that the ocean was created in order to produce and sustain it or a mouse in a cathedral thought that the building was its own proper ordained residence.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evolution, Human Existence, Perspective, Cosmic Insignificance, Philosophical Musing
Arthur Conan Doyle Evolution, Human Existence, Perspective, Cosmic Insignificance, Philosophical Musing