Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Fate, Destiny, Anticipation, Life-changing Moments, Uncertainty
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“What can we know? What are we all? Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instinct of beasts.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Human Nature, Philosophy, Existentialism, Knowledge, Cosmic Perspective
Arthur Conan Doyle Human Nature, Philosophy, Existentialism, Knowledge, Cosmic Perspective“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“How wise and how merciful is that provision of nature by which his earthly anchor is usually loosened by many little imperceptible tugs, until his consciousness has drifted out of its untenable earthly harbor into the great sea beyond!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Death, Nature, Philosophy, Life Cycle, Human Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Death, Nature, Philosophy, Life Cycle, Human Experience“Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, Watson?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Distraction, Self-awareness, Mental Processes, Conversation, Human Mind
Arthur Conan Doyle Distraction, Self-awareness, Mental Processes, Conversation, Human Mind“Some of you rich men have to be taught that all the world cannot be bribed into condoning your offences." Sherlock Holmes, The Problem of Thor Bridge.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Wealth, Morality, Societal Critique, Accountability
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Wealth, Morality, Societal Critique, Accountability“We can pass the eight Dreadnoughts, if we are sure of the eight Shackleton's.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Naval Power, Exploration, Comparison, National Security, Historical Reference
Arthur Conan Doyle Naval Power, Exploration, Comparison, National Security, Historical Reference“It was a tremendously virile and yet sinister face which was turned towards us.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“On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Duty, Importance, Crime Prevention, Detective Work, Humorous Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Duty, Importance, Crime Prevention, Detective Work, Humorous Observation“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“Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Women, Secrecy, Gender Stereotypes, Human Nature, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Women, Secrecy, Gender Stereotypes, Human Nature, Observation“I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reading, Memory, Knowledge, Trivia, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Reading, Memory, Knowledge, Trivia, Sherlock Holmes“It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Certainty, Confidence, Belief, Assertion
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Certainty, Confidence, Belief, Assertion“Brothers are a blessing for one thing. There is no possibility of any young lady getting unreasonably conceited if she be endowed with them.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Siblings, Humility, Family Dynamics, Character Building, Social Relationships
Arthur Conan Doyle Siblings, Humility, Family Dynamics, Character Building, Social Relationships“Violence is sometimes a duty.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Violence, Duty, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma
Arthur Conan Doyle Violence, Duty, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma“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“As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Observation, Logic, Investigation, Scientific Method
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Observation, Logic, Investigation, Scientific Method“Give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and i am in my own proper atmosphere. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Challenge, Profession, Detective Work, Mental Stimulation
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Challenge, Profession, Detective Work, Mental Stimulation“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