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Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes

A man always finds it hard to realize that he may have finally lost a woman’s love, however badly he may have treated her Picture Quote #1

To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces Picture Quote #1

It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers Picture Quote #1

It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles Picture Quote #1

How wise and how merciful is that provision of nature by which his earthly anchor is usually loosened by many little imperceptible tugs, until his consciousness has drifted out of its untenable earthly harbor into the great sea beyond! Picture Quote #1

There was a brisk northern wind, heavy and wet with the salt of the sea, and he felt, as he turned his face to it, fresh life and strength surging in his blood and bracing his limbs Picture Quote #1

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It is the sweetest spring within the memory of man. So green, so mild, so beautiful! Ah, what a contrast between nature without and my own soul so torn with doubt and terror! Picture Quote #1

To all the world he was the man of violence, half animal and half demon; but to her he always remained the little wilful boy of her own girlhood, the child who had clung to her hand. Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him Picture Quote #1

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either Picture Quote #1

The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair Picture Quote #1

Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories Picture Quote #1

The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult it is to bring it home Picture Quote #1

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Problems may be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the aid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highest pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to use all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and this in itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all knowledge, which, even in these days of free education and encyclopaedias, is a somewhat rare accomplishment Picture Quote #1

Living, as I do, in an educated and scientific atmosphere, I could not have conceived that the first principles of zoology were so little known. Is it possible that you do not know the elementary fact in comparative anatomy, that the wing of a bird is really the forearm, while the wing of a bat consists of three elongated fingers with membranes between? Picture Quote #1

Love has been taken away from the poets, and has been brought within the domain of true science. It may prove to be one of the great cosmic elementary forces. When the atom of hydrogen draws the atom of chlorine towards it to form the perfected molecule of hydrochloric acid, the force which it exerts may be intrinsically similar to that which draws me to you. Attraction and repulsion appear to be the primary forces. This is attraction Picture Quote #1

He had never seen a woman doctor before, and his whole conservative soul rose up in revolt at the idea. He could not recall any biblical injunction that the man should remain ever the doctor and the woman the nurse, and yet he felt as if a blasphemy had been committed Picture Quote #1

Just as an octopus may have his den in some ocean cave, and come floating out a silent image of horror to attack a swimmer, so I picture such a spirit lurking in the dark of the house which he curses by his presence, and ready to float out upon all whom he can injure Picture Quote #1

Strange indeed is human nature. Here were these men, to whom murder was familiar, who again and again had struck down the father of the family, some man against whom they had no personal feeling, without one thought of compunction or of compassion for his weeping wife or helpless children, and yet the tender or pathetic in music could move them to tears Picture Quote #1

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Heaven, too, was very near to them in those days. God’s direct agency was to be seen in the thunder and the rainbow, the whirlwind and the lightning. To the believer, clouds of angels and confessors, and martyrs, armies of the sainted and the saved, were ever stooping over their struggling brethren upon earth, raising, encouraging, and supporting them Picture Quote #1

You know how easily and suddenly these things happen, beginning in playful teasing and ending in something a little warmer than friendship. You squeeze the slender arm which is passed through yours, you venture to take the little gloved hand, you say good night at absurd length in the shadow of the door. It is innocent and very interesting, love trying his wings in a first little flutter Picture Quote #1

Yet birth, and lust, and illness, and death are changeless things, and when one of these harsh facts springs out upon a man at some sudden turn of the path of life, it dashes off for the moment his mask of civilization and gives a glimpse of the stranger and stronger face below Picture Quote #1

I can tell you that it is no game for children, and I will confess that, in spite of my nine campaigns, I felt myself turn pale when the first ball flashed past me Picture Quote #1

I have no data yet. 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 Picture Quote #1

Your conversation is most entertaining. When you go out close the door, for there is a decided draught Picture Quote #1

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I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with the case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution Picture Quote #1

Then we rushed on into the captain’s cabin... and there he lay... While the chaplain stood, with a smoking pistol in his hand Picture Quote #1

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely Picture Quote #1

I am a brain, watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix. Therefore, it is the brain I must consider Picture Quote #1

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A man always finds it hard to realize that he may have finally lost a woman’s love, however badly he may have treated her (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) How wise and how merciful is that provision of nature by which his earthly anchor is usually loosened by many little imperceptible tugs, until his consciousness has drifted out of its untenable earthly harbor into the great sea beyond! (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) There was a brisk northern wind, heavy and wet with the salt of the sea, and he felt, as he turned his face to it, fresh life and strength surging in his blood and bracing his limbs (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) It is the sweetest spring within the memory of man. So green, so mild, so beautiful! Ah, what a contrast between nature without and my own soul so torn with doubt and terror! (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) To all the world he was the man of violence, half animal and half demon; but to her he always remained the little wilful boy of her own girlhood, the child who had clung to her hand. Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult it is to bring it home (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Problems may be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the aid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highest pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to use all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and this in itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all knowledge, which, even in these days of free education and encyclopaedias, is a somewhat rare accomplishment (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Living, as I do, in an educated and scientific atmosphere, I could not have conceived that the first principles of zoology were so little known. Is it possible that you do not know the elementary fact in comparative anatomy, that the wing of a bird is really the forearm, while the wing of a bat consists of three elongated fingers with membranes between? (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Love has been taken away from the poets, and has been brought within the domain of true science. It may prove to be one of the great cosmic elementary forces. When the atom of hydrogen draws the atom of chlorine towards it to form the perfected molecule of hydrochloric acid, the force which it exerts may be intrinsically similar to that which draws me to you. Attraction and repulsion appear to be the primary forces. This is attraction (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) He had never seen a woman doctor before, and his whole conservative soul rose up in revolt at the idea. He could not recall any biblical injunction that the man should remain ever the doctor and the woman the nurse, and yet he felt as if a blasphemy had been committed (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Just as an octopus may have his den in some ocean cave, and come floating out a silent image of horror to attack a swimmer, so I picture such a spirit lurking in the dark of the house which he curses by his presence, and ready to float out upon all whom he can injure (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Strange indeed is human nature. Here were these men, to whom murder was familiar, who again and again had struck down the father of the family, some man against whom they had no personal feeling, without one thought of compunction or of compassion for his weeping wife or helpless children, and yet the tender or pathetic in music could move them to tears (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Heaven, too, was very near to them in those days. God’s direct agency was to be seen in the thunder and the rainbow, the whirlwind and the lightning. To the believer, clouds of angels and confessors, and martyrs, armies of the sainted and the saved, were ever stooping over their struggling brethren upon earth, raising, encouraging, and supporting them (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) You know how easily and suddenly these things happen, beginning in playful teasing and ending in something a little warmer than friendship. You squeeze the slender arm which is passed through yours, you venture to take the little gloved hand, you say good night at absurd length in the shadow of the door. It is innocent and very interesting, love trying his wings in a first little flutter (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Yet birth, and lust, and illness, and death are changeless things, and when one of these harsh facts springs out upon a man at some sudden turn of the path of life, it dashes off for the moment his mask of civilization and gives a glimpse of the stranger and stronger face below (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) I can tell you that it is no game for children, and I will confess that, in spite of my nine campaigns, I felt myself turn pale when the first ball flashed past me (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) I have no data yet. 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 Quotes) Your conversation is most entertaining. When you go out close the door, for there is a decided draught (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with the case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) Then we rushed on into the captain’s cabin... and there he lay... While the chaplain stood, with a smoking pistol in his hand (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes) I am a brain, watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix. Therefore, it is the brain I must consider (Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes)

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