29 Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician who lived from 1859 to 1930. He is best known for his creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, who has become one of the most famous literary characters of all time. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring Holmes, and his work helped to popularize the detective genre. He was also a prolific writer of other types of fiction and non-fiction, and he was a keen sportsman and adventurer. Doyle’s legacy continues to inspire writers and readers around the world, and his work has been adapted into numerous films, television shows, and other forms of media. (Bio)
Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. (Meaning)
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
Where there is no imagination there is no horror.
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.
Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.
There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.
His sanguine spirit turns every firefly into a star.
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. (Meaning)
You see, but you do not observe.
The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.
Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
The chief proof of man’s real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.
You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad.
Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces.
I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.
One must wait till it comes.
There’s a light in a woman’s eyes that speaks louder than words.
No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!
The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.
The grand thing is to be able to reason backwards.
You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.
There are no fools so troublesome as those who have some wit.
…but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.
― Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
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