To a great mind nothing is little.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Greatness, Mindset, Importance, Intellectual Curiosity
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“The mighty voice of Canada will ever call to me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Canada, Nostalgia, Nature, Personal Connection, Patriotism
Arthur Conan Doyle Canada, Nostalgia, Nature, Personal Connection, Patriotism“The conduct of the criminal investigation has been left in the experienced hands of Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, who is following up the clues with his accustomed energy and sagacity.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Investigation, Police, Professionalism, Detective Work, Law Enforcement
Arthur Conan Doyle Investigation, Police, Professionalism, Detective Work, Law Enforcement“Draw your chair up, and hand me my violin, for the only problem which we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Leisure, Music, Boredom, Companionship, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Leisure, Music, Boredom, Companionship, Sherlock Holmes“He burst into one of his rare fits of laughter as he turned away from the picture. I have not heard him laugh often, and it has always boded ill to somebody.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Laughter, Foreboding, Rarity, Ill Omen, Character Insight
Arthur Conan Doyle Laughter, Foreboding, Rarity, Ill Omen, Character Insight“Punishment has been slow in coming, but it has overtaken you at last.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Retribution, Time, Consequences, Morality
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Retribution, Time, Consequences, Morality“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“What a lovely thing a rose is!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Beauty, Nature, Appreciation, Simplicity, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Beauty, Nature, Appreciation, Simplicity, Observation“My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Boredom, Excitement, Problems, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation
Arthur Conan Doyle Boredom, Excitement, Problems, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation“It's every man's business to see justice done.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Justice, Responsibility, Morality, Social Duty, Universal Concern
Arthur Conan Doyle Justice, Responsibility, Morality, Social Duty, Universal Concern“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deception, Facts, Observation, Investigation, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Deception, Facts, Observation, Investigation, Critical Thinking“It is the sweetest spring within the memory of man. So green, so mild, so beautiful! Ah, what a contrast between nature without and my own soul so torn with doubt and terror!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Contrast, Inner Turmoil, Beauty, Emotional State
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Contrast, Inner Turmoil, Beauty, Emotional State“We give you best, Holmes. I believe you are the devil himself.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiration, Detective Skills, Compliment, Supernatural Comparison, Defeat
Arthur Conan Doyle Admiration, Detective Skills, Compliment, Supernatural Comparison, Defeat“Have you tried to drive a harpoon through a body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir, you must really pay attention to these details.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Detail, Investigation, Experience, Crime, Methodology
Arthur Conan Doyle Detail, Investigation, Experience, Crime, Methodology“I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Principles, Consistency, Logic, Rules, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Principles, Consistency, Logic, Rules, Sherlock Holmes“If my future were black, it was better surely to face it like a man than to attempt to brighten it by mere will-o'-the-wisps of the imagination.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Courage, Realism, Future, Imagination, Facing Adversity
Arthur Conan Doyle Courage, Realism, Future, Imagination, Facing Adversity“Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Skepticism, Observation, Accuracy, Scientific Method, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Skepticism, Observation, Accuracy, Scientific Method, Critical Thinking“The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Skepticism, Rationality, Supernatural, Worldview, Pragmatism
Arthur Conan Doyle Skepticism, Rationality, Supernatural, Worldview, Pragmatism“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“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Dogs, Family, Personality, Reflection, Human-animal Relationship
Arthur Conan Doyle Dogs, Family, Personality, Reflection, Human-animal Relationship“Do you remember what Darwin says about music? He claims that the power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Music, Evolution, Human Nature, Emotion, Prehistory
Arthur Conan Doyle Music, Evolution, Human Nature, Emotion, Prehistory