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Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes

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Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, captivated readers with his brilliant storytelling and keen insight into human nature. His quotes reflect his sharp intellect, curiosity, and fascination with observation, deduction, and the mysteries of life. Together, they offer inspiration, wit, and timeless reflections on logic, imagination, and the pursuit of knowledge.

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.
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Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'

'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.'

'The dog did nothing in the night-time.'

'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.
From Silver Blaze
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It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.
From The Naval Treaty - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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It's a very cheery thing to come into London by any of these lines which run high and allow you to look down upon the houses like this."

I thought he was joking, for the view was sordid enough, but he soon explained himself.

"Look at those big, isolated clumps of buildings rising up above the slates, like brick islands in a lead-coloured sea."

"The board-schools."

"Light-houses, my boy! Beacons of the future! Capsules with hundreds of bright little seeds in each, out of which will spring the wiser, better England of the future.
From Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
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My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.
From The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #9 )
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
From A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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There is a soul-jealousy that can be as frantic as any body-jealousy.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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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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A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.
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Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'

'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.'

'The dog did nothing in the night-time.'

'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.
From Silver Blaze
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It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.
From The Naval Treaty - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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It's a very cheery thing to come into London by any of these lines which run high and allow you to look down upon the houses like this."

I thought he was joking, for the view was sordid enough, but he soon explained himself.

"Look at those big, isolated clumps of buildings rising up above the slates, like brick islands in a lead-coloured sea."

"The board-schools."

"Light-houses, my boy! Beacons of the future! Capsules with hundreds of bright little seeds in each, out of which will spring the wiser, better England of the future.
From Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
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My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.
From The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #9 )
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
From A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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There is a soul-jealousy that can be as frantic as any body-jealousy.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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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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A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.
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Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'

'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.'

'The dog did nothing in the night-time.'

'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.
From Silver Blaze
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It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.
From The Naval Treaty - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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It's a very cheery thing to come into London by any of these lines which run high and allow you to look down upon the houses like this."

I thought he was joking, for the view was sordid enough, but he soon explained himself.

"Look at those big, isolated clumps of buildings rising up above the slates, like brick islands in a lead-coloured sea."

"The board-schools."

"Light-houses, my boy! Beacons of the future! Capsules with hundreds of bright little seeds in each, out of which will spring the wiser, better England of the future.
From Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
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My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.
From The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #9 )
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
From A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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There is a soul-jealousy that can be as frantic as any body-jealousy.
From The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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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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A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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