British Quotes
348 quotes in this collection
"I have a kind of mad itch to leave my mark upon the world. This remains a core principle of logical deduction."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own. Such is the mindset of a true detective."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery. A profound reflection from the creator of Sherlock Holmes."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram... This analytical wisdom still echoes across modern investigative work."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion. An enduring thought from the master of mystery."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. This powerful statement forged a legacy of critical thinking."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"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. A timeless strategy that brought clarity to complex puzzles."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. Words of intellect and observation that transcend fiction."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A quiet truth behind the art of deductive reasoning."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix. This analytical wisdom still echoes across modern investigative work."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination. An enduring thought from the master of mystery."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person. This powerful statement forged a legacy of critical thinking."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. It's a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work. A timeless strategy that brought clarity to complex puzzles."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"There is a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words. This powerful statement forged a legacy of critical thinking."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"A dog reflects the family life. Who ever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? A timeless strategy that brought clarity to complex puzzles."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last. Words of intellect and observation that transcend fiction."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know. A quiet truth behind the art of deductive reasoning."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"The grand thing is to be able to reason backwards. Let this brilliant wisdom guide your pursuit of the truth."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before. This remains a core principle of logical deduction."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done. Such is the mindset of a true detective."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"It is my business to know things. That is my trade. A profound reflection from the creator of Sherlock Holmes."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius. Words of intellect and observation that transcend fiction."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. A quiet truth behind the art of deductive reasoning."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle
