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

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.

There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.

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.

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...

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...

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,...

For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always...

For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

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,...

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.

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.

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.