A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.
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It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.
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There’s a light in a woman’s eyes that speaks louder than words.
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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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You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
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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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I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.
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I am not the law, but I represent justice so far as my feeble powers go.
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Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.
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Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
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To a great mind, nothing is little.
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Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
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It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.
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The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.
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