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

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

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There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever...

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever...

I think that you know me well enough, Watson, to understand that I am by...

I think that you know me well enough, Watson, to understand that I am by...

Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.

Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.

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.

In an experience of women that extends over many nations and three separate continents, I...

In an experience of women that extends over many nations and three separate continents, I...

When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve...

When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve...

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

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

There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.

There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.

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,...

The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of...

The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of...

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be...

Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be...

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...

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...

Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until...

Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until...

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

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

Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.

Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying...

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying...

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...