My sympathies and my love went out to her, even as my hand had in the garden. I felt that years of the conventionalities of life could not teach me to know her sweet, brave nature as had this one day of strange experiences. Yet there were two thoughts which sealed the words of affection upon my lips. She was weak and helpless, shaken in mind and nerve. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time. Worst still, she was rich.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Restraint, Morality, Wealth, Character Assessment
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More Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
“I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Boredom, Intellect, Stimulation, Mental Activity, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Boredom, Intellect, Stimulation, Mental Activity, Personal Trait“The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which would follow from it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reasoning, Deduction, Logic, Intellect, Detective Skills
Arthur Conan Doyle Reasoning, Deduction, Logic, Intellect, Detective Skills“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Importance, Observation, Detective Work, Life Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Importance, Observation, Detective Work, Life Philosophy“I do hate the City of London! It is the only thing which ever comes between us.” Arthur Conan Doyle
London, Relationship, Dislike, Urban Life, Personal Conflict
Arthur Conan Doyle London, Relationship, Dislike, Urban Life, Personal Conflict“Violence recoils on the violent.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Violence, Karma, Consequences, Morality, Wisdom
Arthur Conan Doyle Violence, Karma, Consequences, Morality, Wisdom“Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Adaptability, Wisdom, Nature, Human Understanding
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Adaptability, Wisdom, Nature, Human Understanding“What a lovely thing a rose is!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Beauty, Nature, Appreciation, Simplicity, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Beauty, Nature, Appreciation, Simplicity, Observation“Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Violence, Karma, Justice, Consequences, Moral Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Violence, Karma, Justice, Consequences, Moral Philosophy“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“Steel True, Blade Straight.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Integrity, Character, Strength, Moral Code, Personal Motto
Arthur Conan Doyle Integrity, Character, Strength, Moral Code, Personal Motto“It was a tremendously virile and yet sinister face which was turned towards us. With the brow of a philosopher above and the jaw of a sensualist below, the man must have started with great capacities for good or for evil. But one could not look upon his cruel blue eyes, with their drooping, cynical lids, or upon the fierce, aggressive nose and the threatening, deep-lined brow, without reading Nature's plainest danger-signals.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Character Description, Physiognomy, Evil, Human Nature, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Character Description, Physiognomy, Evil, Human Nature, Observation“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“It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons.” Arthur Conan Doyle
History, Wisdom, Nations, Individuals, Learning
Arthur Conan Doyle History, Wisdom, Nations, Individuals, Learning“I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the duncoloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Purpose, Boredom, Depression, Urban Life
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Purpose, Boredom, Depression, Urban Life“To underestimate oneself is as much an exaggeration of one's powers than the other.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Self-assessment, Humility, Confidence, Balance, Personal Evaluation
Arthur Conan Doyle Self-assessment, Humility, Confidence, Balance, Personal Evaluation“The Times is a paper which is seldom found in any hands but those of the highly educated.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Education, Social Class, Newspaper, Reading Habits, Cultural Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Education, Social Class, Newspaper, Reading Habits, Cultural Observation“Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reading, Learning, Dedication, Knowledge, Intellectual Discipline
Arthur Conan Doyle Reading, Learning, Dedication, Knowledge, Intellectual Discipline“It's true that you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Luck, Guidance, Success, Credit, Humble Admission
Arthur Conan Doyle Luck, Guidance, Success, Credit, Humble Admission