So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a link of it.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Interconnectedness, Understanding, Philosophy, Observation
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“How dangerous it is to reason from insufficient data.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Data, Reasoning, Danger, Investigation, Logical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Data, Reasoning, Danger, Investigation, Logical Thinking“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Observation, Perception, Detective Skills, Awareness, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Observation, Perception, Detective Skills, Awareness, Sherlock Holmes“Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evil, Women, Mourning, Character Judgment, Relationships
Arthur Conan Doyle Evil, Women, Mourning, Character Judgment, Relationships“Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Jealousy, Transformation, Emotion, Character Change, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Jealousy, Transformation, Emotion, Character Change, Human Nature“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Cycling, Depression, Exercise, Mental Health, Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Cycling, Depression, Exercise, Mental Health, Nature“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“As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery, Bizarreness, Investigation, Logic, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Mystery, Bizarreness, Investigation, Logic, Observation“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“Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evidence, Deduction, Observation, Investigation, Literary Reference
Arthur Conan Doyle Evidence, Deduction, Observation, Investigation, Literary Reference“Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work, Sorrow, Coping Mechanism, Emotional Healing, Productivity
Arthur Conan Doyle Work, Sorrow, Coping Mechanism, Emotional Healing, Productivity“All day the wind had screamed and the rain had beaten against the windows, so that even here in the heart of great, hand-made London we were forced to raise our minds for the instant from the routine of life and to recognise the presence of those great elemental forces which shriek at mankind through the bars of his civilisation, like untamed beasts in a cage.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Civilization, Urban Life, Weather, Human Fragility
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Civilization, Urban Life, Weather, Human Fragility“There are some trees which grow to a certain height, and then suddenly develop some unsightly eccentricity. You will see it often in humans.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Eccentricity, Growth, Human Nature, Unexpected Development, Character Flaws
Arthur Conan Doyle Eccentricity, Growth, Human Nature, Unexpected Development, Character Flaws“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“There are no fools so troublesome as those of the mind.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Foolishness, Intellect, Human Nature, Wisdom, Mental Capacity
Arthur Conan Doyle Foolishness, Intellect, Human Nature, Wisdom, Mental Capacity“You wish to put me in the dark. I tell you that I will never be put in the dark. You wish to beat me. I tell you that you will never beat me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Determination, Defiance, Strength, Conflict, Self-assertion
Arthur Conan Doyle Determination, Defiance, Strength, Conflict, Self-assertion“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“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“When people bury treasure nowadays they do it in the Post-Office bank.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Modernity, Banking, Treasure, Humor, Social Change
Arthur Conan Doyle Modernity, Banking, Treasure, Humor, Social Change“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