My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Mental Stimulation, Boredom, Work Ethic, Intellectual Challenge, Personal Trait
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“What is the meaning of it, Watson? said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. "What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable. But what end? There is the great standing perennial problem to which human reason is as far from an answer as ever.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Meaning, Universe, Philosophy, Human Condition, Existential Questions
Arthur Conan Doyle Meaning, Universe, Philosophy, Human Condition, Existential Questions“There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Heroism, Opportunity, Everyday Life, Inspiration, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Heroism, Opportunity, Everyday Life, Inspiration, Human Potential“As a rule, said Holmes, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery, Crime, Investigation, Perception, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Mystery, Crime, Investigation, Perception, Detective Work“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“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“It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiration, Intellect, Unusual Compliment, Scientific Interest, Skull Study
Arthur Conan Doyle Admiration, Intellect, Unusual Compliment, Scientific Interest, Skull Study“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“None knew who belonged to this ruthless society. The names of the participators in the deeds of blood and violence done under the name of religion were kept profoundly secret.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Secrecy, Violence, Religion, Society, Mystery
Arthur Conan Doyle Secrecy, Violence, Religion, Society, Mystery“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“Dogmas of every kind put assertion in the place of reason and give rise to more contention, bitterness, and want of charity than any other influence in human affairs.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Dogma, Reason, Conflict, Intolerance, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Dogma, Reason, Conflict, Intolerance, Human Nature“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“You are aware that I have some proficiency in the good old British sport of boxing.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Boxing, Skill, British Culture, Self-defense, Physical Prowess
Arthur Conan Doyle Boxing, Skill, British Culture, Self-defense, Physical Prowess“The good Watson had at that time deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action I can recall in our association. I was alone.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Friendship, Marriage, Loneliness, Change, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Friendship, Marriage, Loneliness, Change, Sherlock Holmes“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“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“I have never loved, Watson, but if I did and if the woman I loved had met such an end, I might act even as our lawless lion-hunter has done.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Vengeance, Empathy, Hypothetical Situation, Emotional Response
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Vengeance, Empathy, Hypothetical Situation, Emotional Response“Well, sir, let us do what we can to curtail this visit, which can hardly be agreeable to you, and is inexpressibly irksome to me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Social Interaction, Politeness, Discomfort, Brevity, Interpersonal Relations
Arthur Conan Doyle Social Interaction, Politeness, Discomfort, Brevity, Interpersonal Relations