The chief proof of man’s real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLENever trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.
More Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
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Some people’s affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.
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A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
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It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
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Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
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When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth.
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Anything is better than stagnation.
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It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
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Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.
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I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues.
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What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.
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It is, I admit, mere imagination; but how often is imagination the mother of truth?
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There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.
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If i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.
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Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.
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