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Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes

Arthur Conan Doyle quotes

British Writer May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930

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And here it is that I miss my Watson. By cunning questions and ejaculations of wonder he could elevate my simple art, which is but systematized common sense, into a prodigy. When I tell my own story I have no such aid. Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "My business is that of every other good citizen - to uphold..."
My business is that of every other good citizen - to uphold the law. Arthur Conan Doyle
There are many men in London, you know, who, some from shyness, some from misanthropy, have no wish for the company of their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains the most unsociable and unclubbable men in town. No member is permitted to take the least notice of any other one. Save in the Stranger's Room, no talking is, under any circumstances, allowed,... Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate..."
Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details. Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "Oh how I've missed you, Holmes."
Oh how I've missed you, Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle
The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child."What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining insight as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children. Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which..."
When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth. Arthur Conan Doyle
Winwood Reade is good upon the subject," said Holmes. "He remarks that, while the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to. Individuals vary, but percentages remain constant. So says the statistician Arthur Conan Doyle
I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather -- that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times. ~ Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
He burst into one of his rare fits of laughter as he turned away from the picture. I have not heard him laugh often, and it has always boded ill to somebody. Arthur Conan Doyle
There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again. Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some..."
No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so. Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart..."
For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. Arthur Conan Doyle
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. Arthur Conan Doyle
As he spoke, he whipped a tape measure and a large round magnifying glass from his pocket. With these two implements he trotted noiselessly about the room, sometimes stopping, occasionally kneeling, and once lying flat upon his face... As I watched him I was irresistibly reminded of a pure-blooded well-trained foxhound as it dashes backwards and forwards through the covert, whining in its eagerness, until it comes across the lost scent. For twenty minutes or more he continued his researches,... Arthur Conan Doyle

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