Arthur Conan Doyle

Mr. Sherlock Holmes,who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.

There comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.

Depend upon it, there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the more important.

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to need, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. 129.It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius. (The Valley of Fear)

Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest of forms"

Kiedy wyeliminujesz wszystko, co niemożliwe, to, co pozostało, jakkolwiek nieprawdopodobne, musi być prawdą.

When you have eliminated all the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"