Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLEOf all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
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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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A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
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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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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons.
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There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done.
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When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals.
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There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
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Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.
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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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A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
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Everything comes in circles. The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It’s all been done before, and will be again.
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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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Some people’s affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.
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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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It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.
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It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.
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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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The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.
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Critics kind never mind! Critics flatter no matter! Critics blame all the same! Do your best damn the rest!
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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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Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.
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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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We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.
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My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!
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Keep your revolver near you night and day, and never relax your precautions.
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