The main thing with people of that sort is never to let them think that their information can be of the slightest importance to you. If you do, they will instantly shut up like an oyster. If you listen to them under protest, as it were, you are very likely to get what you want.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Psychology, Manipulation, Information Gathering, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Skills
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“What one man can invent, another can discover.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Invention, Discovery, Human Potential, Progress, Intellectual Pursuit
Arthur Conan Doyle Invention, Discovery, Human Potential, Progress, Intellectual Pursuit“Several incidents in my life have convinced me of spiritual interposition – of the promptings of some beneficent force outside ourselves, which tries to help us where it can.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Spirituality, Divine Intervention, Personal Experience, Belief, Supernatural
Arthur Conan Doyle Spirituality, Divine Intervention, Personal Experience, Belief, Supernatural“My business is that of every other good citizen – to uphold the law.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Law, Citizenship, Duty, Morality, Social Responsibility
Arthur Conan Doyle Law, Citizenship, Duty, Morality, Social Responsibility“There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon him.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Vengeance, Justice, Realization, Retribution, Moral Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Vengeance, Justice, Realization, Retribution, Moral Philosophy“You seem very qualified, sir, to express the negative one. At the same time I would repeat in my own person the words of Thackeray. He said to some objector: 'What you say is natural, but if you had seen what I have seen you might alter your opinion'. Perhaps sometime you will be able to look into the matter, for your high position in the scientific world would give your opinion great weight.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Experience, Opinion, Science, Open-mindedness
Arthur Conan Doyle Perspective, Experience, Opinion, Science, Open-mindedness“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving“It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Writing, Storytelling, Accuracy, Reader Engagement, Artistic License
Arthur Conan Doyle Writing, Storytelling, Accuracy, Reader Engagement, Artistic License“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“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“You never tire of the moor. You cannot think the wonderful secrets which it contains. It is so vast, and so barren, and so mysterious.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Mystery, Fascination, Exploration, Landscape
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Mystery, Fascination, Exploration, Landscape“Patience, my friend, patience! You will find in time that it has everything to do with it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Patience, Wisdom, Time, Understanding, Life Lesson
Arthur Conan Doyle Patience, Wisdom, Time, Understanding, Life Lesson“Suddenly the dreamer disappeared, and Holmes, the man of action, sprang from his chair.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Action, Transformation, Decisiveness, Character Change, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Action, Transformation, Decisiveness, Character Change, Sherlock Holmes“It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intuition, Knowledge, Explanation, Instinct, Unconscious Understanding
Arthur Conan Doyle Intuition, Knowledge, Explanation, Instinct, Unconscious Understanding“The setting is a worthy one, if the devil did desire to have a hand in the affairs of men.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Evil, Setting, Atmosphere, Supernatural, Human Affairs
Arthur Conan Doyle Evil, Setting, Atmosphere, Supernatural, Human Affairs“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“A sick man is but a child.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Sickness, Vulnerability, Childlike, Health Comparison, Dependent State
Arthur Conan Doyle Sickness, Vulnerability, Childlike, Health Comparison, Dependent State“It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Detection, Focus, Prioritization, Investigation Skills, Analytical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Detection, Focus, Prioritization, Investigation Skills, Analytical Thinking“The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It's all been done before, and will be again.” Arthur Conan Doyle
History, Repetition, Cyclical Nature, Wisdom, Human Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle History, Repetition, Cyclical Nature, Wisdom, Human Experience