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Famous Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
“When you have eliminated the impossible, what is left, no matter how unlikely, is the truth.”
“I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for”
“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.”
“Let us hear the suspicions. I will look after the proofs.”
“There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically.”
“We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.”
“We surely know by some nameless instinct more about our futures than we think we know.”
“The soul is swayed by the waters.”
“I do hate the City of London! It is the only thing which ever comes between us.”
“It is the small men and not the great who hold their noses in the air.”
“You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.”
“The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.”
“One must wait till it comes.”
“Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.”
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”
“You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”
“Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot.”
“I followed you.' I saw no one.' That is what you may expect to see when I follow you.”