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

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you...

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you...

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...

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.

I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty.

I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty.

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,...

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.

A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.

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...

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...

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact...

The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact...

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...

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...