We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLEA dog reflects the family life.
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Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.
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A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
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To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces.
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
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As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be.
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Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
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I wanted to end the world, but I’ll settle for ending yours.
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Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.
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Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.
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The future was with Fate. The present was our own.
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I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.
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Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.
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My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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It is more than possible; it is probable.
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