Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

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My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most...

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most...

As a rule, said Holmes, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it...

As a rule, said Holmes, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it...

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

We can't command our love, but we can our actions.

We can't command our love, but we can our actions.

Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.

Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk,...

Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk,...

I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may...

I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may...

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are...

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are...

Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget...

Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget...

A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem.

A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem.

Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.

Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.

Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.

The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.

The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.

You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us...

You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us...

To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its...

To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its...

As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone,...

As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone,...

From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or...

From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or...