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
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“We can't do these things in the force, Mr. Holmes," said he. "No wonder you get results that are beyond us. But some of these days you'll go too far, and you'll find yourself and your friend in trouble." "For England, home and beauty – eh, Watson? Martyrs on the altar of our country.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Risk-taking, Patriotism, Law Enforcement, Unconventional Methods, Heroic Sacrifice
Arthur Conan Doyle Risk-taking, Patriotism, Law Enforcement, Unconventional Methods, Heroic Sacrifice“The tragedy has been so uncommon, so complete and of such personal importance to so many people, that we are suffering from a plethora of surmise, conjecture, and hypothesis. The difficulty is to detach the framework of fact – of absolute undeniable fact – from the embellishments of theorists and reporters. Then, having established ourselves upon this sound basis, it is our duty to see what inferences may be drawn and what are the special points upon which the whole mystery turns.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Investigation, Facts, Theory, Deduction, Methodology
Arthur Conan Doyle Investigation, Facts, Theory, Deduction, Methodology“I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I'll soon be right.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Depression, Solitude, Mood Swings, Personality, Self-awareness
Arthur Conan Doyle Depression, Solitude, Mood Swings, Personality, Self-awareness“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“It was a September evening, and not yet seven o'clock, but the day had been a dreary one, and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city. Mud-colored clouds drooped sadly over the muddy streets. Down the Strand the lamps were but misty splotches of diffused light which threw a feeble circular glimmer upon the slimy pavement. The yellow glare from the shop-windows streamed out into the steamy, vaporous air, and threw a murky, shifting radiance across the crowded thoroughfare.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Atmosphere, London, Description, Weather, Urban Landscape
Arthur Conan Doyle Atmosphere, London, Description, Weather, Urban Landscape“Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving“It is horrible, yet fascinating, this struggle between a set purpose and an utterly exhausted frame.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Determination, Exhaustion, Willpower, Human Limits, Inner Struggle
Arthur Conan Doyle Determination, Exhaustion, Willpower, Human Limits, Inner Struggle“We all learn by experience, and your lesson this time is that you should never lose sight of the alternative. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Experience, Learning, Alternatives, Wisdom, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Experience, Learning, Alternatives, Wisdom, Detective Work“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“Things are always easier when imagination ceases and action begins.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Action, Imagination, Practicality, Problem-solving, Decision Making
Arthur Conan Doyle Action, Imagination, Practicality, Problem-solving, Decision Making“So it was, my dear Watson, that at two o'clock today I found myself in my old armchair in my own old room, and only wishing that I could have seen my old friend Watson in the other chair which he has so often adorned. – Sherlock Holmes.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Friendship, Nostalgia, Comfort, Sherlock Holmes, Watson
Arthur Conan Doyle Friendship, Nostalgia, Comfort, Sherlock Holmes, Watson“It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Problem-solving, Elimination Process
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Problem-solving, Elimination Process“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“I wanted to end the world, but I'll settle for ending yours.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Threat, Malice, Personal Vendetta, Dramatic Statement, Antagonism
Arthur Conan Doyle Threat, Malice, Personal Vendetta, Dramatic Statement, Antagonism“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes, Knowledge, Detective Work, Expertise, Identity
Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, Knowledge, Detective Work, Expertise, Identity“It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Morality, Potential, Community, Crime, Self-awareness
Arthur Conan Doyle Morality, Potential, Community, Crime, Self-awareness“The soul is swayed by the waters.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Soul, Nature, Emotion, Introspection, Philosophical Musing
Arthur Conan Doyle Soul, Nature, Emotion, Introspection, Philosophical Musing“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