There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Deception, Facts, Observation, Investigation, Critical Thinking
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“I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Laziness, Self-deprecation, Humor, Character Flaw, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Laziness, Self-deprecation, Humor, Character Flaw, Personal Trait“He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Anticipation, Excitement, Mannerism, Character Description, Body Language
Arthur Conan Doyle Anticipation, Excitement, Mannerism, Character Description, Body Language“To a great mind nothing is little.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Greatness, Mindset, Importance, Intellectual Curiosity
Arthur Conan Doyle Perspective, Greatness, Mindset, Importance, Intellectual Curiosity“Just see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and focus of crime. Every good stone is. They are the devil.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Jewels, Crime, Temptation, Beauty, Danger
Arthur Conan Doyle Jewels, Crime, Temptation, Beauty, Danger“To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers. When I say, therefore, that Mycroft has better powers of observation than I, you may take it that I am speaking the exact and literal truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Logic, Self-assessment, Truth, Observation, Humility
Arthur Conan Doyle Logic, Self-assessment, Truth, Observation, Humility“Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Logic, Crime, Rarity, Deduction, Analytical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Logic, Crime, Rarity, Deduction, Analytical Thinking“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“A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Friendship, Companionship, Storytelling, Usefulness, Collaboration
Arthur Conan Doyle Friendship, Companionship, Storytelling, Usefulness, Collaboration“What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Confession, Honesty, Roommates, Relationships, Compatibility
Arthur Conan Doyle Confession, Honesty, Roommates, Relationships, Compatibility“It was surely well for man that he came late in the order of creation. There.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Creation, Mankind, Evolution, Timing, Anthropological Perspective
Arthur Conan Doyle Creation, Mankind, Evolution, Timing, Anthropological Perspective“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“It is not what we know, but what we can prove.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Proof, Knowledge, Evidence, Legal Principle, Investigation
Arthur Conan Doyle Proof, Knowledge, Evidence, Legal Principle, Investigation“When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Truth, Investigation, Change, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Perspective, Truth, Investigation, Change, Detective Work“The example of patient suffering is in itself the most precious of all lessons to an impatient world.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Patience, Suffering, Life Lessons, Virtue, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Patience, Suffering, Life Lessons, Virtue, Human Nature“Amberley excelled at chess – a mark, Watson, of a scheming mind.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Chess, Intelligence, Strategy, Character Assessment, Mental Acuity
Arthur Conan Doyle Chess, Intelligence, Strategy, Character Assessment, Mental Acuity“It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery. The most commonplace crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or special features from which deductions may be drawn.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery, Commonplace, Investigation, Deduction, Crime Solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Mystery, Commonplace, Investigation, Deduction, Crime Solving“I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Logic, Deduction, Guessing, Analytical Thinking, Mental Discipline
Arthur Conan Doyle Logic, Deduction, Guessing, Analytical Thinking, Mental Discipline“I am not the law, but I represent justice so far as my feeble powers go.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Law, Morality, Humility, Responsibility
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Law, Morality, Humility, Responsibility