Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Women, Secrecy, Gender Stereotypes, Human Nature, Observation
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“A wondrous subtle thing is love, for here were we two, who had never seen each other before that day, between whom no word or even look of affection had ever passed, and yet now in an hour of trouble our hands instinctively sought for each other.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Instinct, Connection, Adversity, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Instinct, Connection, Adversity, Human Nature“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“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Data, Theory, Scientific Method, Bias, Logical Reasoning
Arthur Conan Doyle Data, Theory, Scientific Method, Bias, Logical Reasoning“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“I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mind, Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Mental Organization
Arthur Conan Doyle Mind, Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Mental Organization“Orang berkemampuan rata-rata tidak tahu apa-apa yang lebih tinggi daripada dirinya. Tapi, orang berbakat selalu bisa menyadari suatu kegeniusan.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Talent, Genius, Perception, Self-awareness, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Talent, Genius, Perception, Self-awareness, Human Potential“I never remember feeling tired by work. though idleness exhausts me completely.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work Ethic, Productivity, Idleness, Energy, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Work Ethic, Productivity, Idleness, Energy, Personal Trait“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“Save for the occasional use of cocaine he had no vices, and he only turned to the drug as a protest against the monotony of existence when cases were scanty and the papers uninteresting.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Addiction, Boredom, Vice, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation
Arthur Conan Doyle Addiction, Boredom, Vice, Existence, Intellectual Stimulation“The game is afoot.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Adventure, Investigation, Excitement, Challenge, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Adventure, Investigation, Excitement, Challenge, Sherlock Holmes“I follow my own methods, and tell as much or as little as I choose. That is the advantage of being unofficial.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Methodology, Independence, Information Control, Detective Work, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Methodology, Independence, Information Control, Detective Work, Sherlock Holmes“Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mind, Ruin, Nobility, Tragedy, Human Potential
Arthur Conan Doyle Mind, Ruin, Nobility, Tragedy, Human Potential“Indeed, I cannot think why the whole bed of the ocean is not one solid mass of oysters, so prolific the creatures seem. Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, Watson?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Distraction, Thought Process, Mental Wandering, Self-awareness, Conversation
Arthur Conan Doyle Distraction, Thought Process, Mental Wandering, Self-awareness, Conversation“If in 100 years I am only known as the man who invented Sherlock Holmes then I will have considered my life a failure.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Legacy, Ambition, Authorship, Literary Creation, Personal Goals
Arthur Conan Doyle Legacy, Ambition, Authorship, Literary Creation, Personal Goals“Lying across his chest was a curious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawed off a foot in front of the triggers. It was clear that this had been fired at close range and that he had received the whole charge in the face, blowing his head almost to pieces. The triggers had been wired together, so as to make the simultaneous discharge more destructive.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime, Violence, Weapon, Description, Investigation
Arthur Conan Doyle Crime, Violence, Weapon, Description, Investigation“The unexpected has happened so continually in my life that it has ceased to deserve the name.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Unexpected, Experience, Adaptability, Perspective
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Unexpected, Experience, Adaptability, Perspective“We can't command our love, but we can our actions.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Self-control, Actions, Free Will, Personal Responsibility
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Self-control, Actions, Free Will, Personal Responsibility“I confess that I have been blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Wisdom, Learning, Humility, Self-improvement, Personal Growth
Arthur Conan Doyle Wisdom, Learning, Humility, Self-improvement, Personal Growth“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“I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the duncoloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Purpose, Boredom, Depression, Urban Life
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Purpose, Boredom, Depression, Urban Life