When such men, who are beyond hope and fear, begin in their dim minds to see the source their woes, it may be an evil time for those who have wronged them. The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair. High and strong the chateaux, lowly and weak the brushwood hut; but God help the seigneur and his lady when the men of the brushwood set their hands to the work of revenge! Through.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Revenge, Desperation, Oppression, Social Inequality, Class Struggle
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“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“Misfortunes never come single.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Misfortune, Adversity, Bad Luck, Life Challenges, Murphy’s Law
Arthur Conan Doyle Misfortune, Adversity, Bad Luck, Life Challenges, Murphy’s Law“I fear that if the matter is beyond humanity, it is certainly beyond me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Humanity, Limitations, Humility, Investigation, Supernatural
Arthur Conan Doyle Humanity, Limitations, Humility, Investigation, Supernatural“The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Fate, Philosophy, Afterlife, Justice, Existential Musings
Arthur Conan Doyle Fate, Philosophy, Afterlife, Justice, Existential Musings“Even the best of us are thrown off some- times.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Fallibility, Humanity, Imperfection, Human Nature, Occasional Failure
Arthur Conan Doyle Fallibility, Humanity, Imperfection, Human Nature, Occasional Failure“Why on earth people who have something to say which is worth hearing should not take the slight trouble to learn how to make it heard is one of the strange mysteries of modern life.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Communication, Skill, Frustration, Modern Life, Self-improvement
Arthur Conan Doyle Communication, Skill, Frustration, Modern Life, Self-improvement“So tomorrow we disappear into the unknown. This account I am transmitting down the river by canoe, and it may be our last word to those who are interested in our fate.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventure, Unknown, Fate, Exploration, Last Words
Arthur Conan Doyle Adventure, Unknown, Fate, Exploration, Last Words“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“The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money, and the most repellent man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Appearances, Deception, Morality, Judgment, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Appearances, Deception, Morality, Judgment, Human Nature“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“I was expecting a rather long visit to Bankruptcy Court at the time, and this interruption seemed almost providential.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Bankruptcy, Fortune, Unexpected Events, Financial Troubles, Divine Intervention
Arthur Conan Doyle Bankruptcy, Fortune, Unexpected Events, Financial Troubles, Divine Intervention“If the fresh facts come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme, then our hypothesis may gradually become a solution. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Investigation, Hypothesis, Facts, Problem-solving, Scientific Method
Arthur Conan Doyle Investigation, Hypothesis, Facts, Problem-solving, Scientific Method“I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Self-perception, Sherlock Holmes, Humor, Priorities
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Self-perception, Sherlock Holmes, Humor, Priorities“When you have eliminated 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“None knew who belonged to this ruthless society. The names of the participators in the deeds of blood and violence done under the name of religion were kept profoundly secret.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Secrecy, Violence, Religion, Society, Mystery
Arthur Conan Doyle Secrecy, Violence, Religion, Society, Mystery“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“It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Importance, Observation, Investigation, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Importance, Observation, Investigation, Detective Work“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