A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLEA 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.
More Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
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The individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty.
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There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
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I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.
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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 wanted to end the world, but I’ll settle for ending yours.
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When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals.
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Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.
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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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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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As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be.
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My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!
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We can’t command our love, but we can our actions.
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We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere common places of existence.
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Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
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It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.
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