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

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle Sr

Topics: Genius Quotes, Mediocrity Quotes, Talent Quotes

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

You see, but you do not observe

You see, but you do not observe

Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy

Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than...

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than...

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever...

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever...

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem

I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem

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

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

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when...

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

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

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

It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather...

It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Nowadays truth is the greatest news

Nowadays truth is the greatest news

Truth is the glue that holds government together

Truth is the glue that holds government together

I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest,...

I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest,...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived...

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived...

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled...

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled...