It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLEViolence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.
More Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
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It’s a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.
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There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient book.
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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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It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.
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It is more than possible; it is probable.
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We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.
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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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The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.
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There are no fools so troublesome as those who have some wit.
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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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My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!
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You see, but you do not observe.
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You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
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The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive.
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