Arthur Conan Doyle: Trending quotes

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

“You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.”

“if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.”

“Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire.

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.”

“‎A change of work is the best rest.”

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

“You would not call me a marrying man, Watson?"
"No, indeed!"
"You'll be interested to hear that I'm engaged."
"My dear fellow! I congrat-"
"To Milverton's housemaid."
"My dear Holmes!"
"I wanted information, Watson.”

“You see, but you do not observe.”

“Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:

"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.
2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.
3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.
4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.
5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.
8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.
9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.
12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.”

“What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.”

“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.”

“It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn.”

“The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.”

“Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.”

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

“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.”

“No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.”

“My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!”

“I must apologize for calling so late," said he, "and I must further beg you to be so unconventional as to allow me to leave your house presently by scrambling over your back garden wall.”