Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes

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• You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Light, May, Hounds

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• Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Healthy, Skepticism, Observation

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics)”, p.9809, Delphi Classics

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• The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Life, Obvious Things, World

  Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901).

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• When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Motivational, Matter, Impossible

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• Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Life, Men, Mind

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). “The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - books 1 and 2 (illustrated)”, p.66, The Planet

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• It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Education, Mistake, Math

  "A Scandal in Bohemia" (1891)

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• The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual. Is that not exactly the condition of the world today?

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Spiritual, Men, Intellectual

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated)”, p.1952, Delphi Classics

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• When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Inspirational, Dark, Cycling

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• It is a fool's plan to teach a man to be a cur in peace, and think that he will be a lion in war.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  War, Men, Thinking

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). “The White Company”, p.81, Booklassic

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• You see, but you do not observe.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Curiosity, Statistics, Detectives

  "A Scandal in Bohemia" (1891)

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• Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Success, Education, Knowledge

  The Valley of Fear ch. 1 (1915)

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• There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Inspirational, Hype, Deception

  Sherlock Holmes in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (1891).

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• A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

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  Funny, Family, Sad

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, p.1117, Race Point Pub

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• Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Skills, Genius, Splendid

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• The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Strong, Men, Weak Man

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2016). “The Arthur Conan Doyle Early Novels MEGAPACK®: 15 Classic Novels”, p.295, Wildside Press LLC

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• The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Inspirational, Life, God

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• I'm not a psychopath, I'm a fully functioning sociopath. Do your research.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Research, Sociopath, Psychopath

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• Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Lessons, Lasts, Ends

  His Last Bow 'The Adventure of the Red Circle'

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• Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Book, Historical, Doubt

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). “The Sherlock Holmes Archives (incl. The Truth About Sherlock Holmes)”, p.654, Jazzybee Verlag

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• It’s every man’s business to see justice done.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Inspirational, Men, Justice

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, p.431, Race Point Pub

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• You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Salad, Lettuce, Dressings

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2010). “The Complete Brigadier Gerard Stories”, p.170, Canongate Books

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• It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Courage, Stupid, Anticipation

  Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Final Problem" (1893).

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• Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Clever, Turns, Adaptable

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• It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Life, Wisdom, Past

  Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) "Case of Identity"

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• I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Children, Real, Character

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). “Sherlock Holmes: Children's Classics”, p.110, Everyman's Library

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