Showing posts with label Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Quote about healing others

The public, not unnaturally, goes upon the principle that he who would heal others must himself be whole, askance at the curative powers of the man whose own case is beyond the reach of his drugs.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle



Quote about healing others

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Quote about life experience

Brain, character, soul - only as one sees more of life does one understand how distinct is each.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Quote about discoverers

Every great discoverer has been met with the same incredulity – the sure brand of a generation of fools.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

learning how to speak eloquently

Why on earth people who have something to say which is worth hearing should not take the slight trouble to learn how to make it heard is one of the strange mysteries of modern life.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

learning how to speak eloquently


Monopoly quote

The individual must not monopolize what is meant for the world.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Monopoly quote 

Chance quote

Men ought to make their own chances, and not wait until they are given.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

quote about heroism

There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done.It`s for men to do them, and for women to reserve their love as a reward for such men.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Quote about violence

Violence does, in truth recoil upon the violent,and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Quote about violence 


Quote about clever man

It`s a wicked world,and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Quote about clever man 


Wisdom quote

It is better to learn wisdom late,than never to learn it at all.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Wisdom quote 


impression of a woman quote

The impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner. 

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Impression of a woman quote 


weakness in a limb quote

Weakness in one limb is often compensated for by exceptional strength in the others.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 

weakness in a limb quote 


Quote about solving problem

Problems may be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the aid of their senses.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 

Ideal reasoner quote

The ideal reasoner would, when he has once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which, would follow from it.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Ideal reasoner quote 


Quote about facts

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Quote about facts 


Quote about bizarre things

The more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be.

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 

Quote about bizarre things 


Tuesday, July 16, 2013

love quote

Love-gages may take strange shapes.
The return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 

love quote 

Being morally guilty

When a man embarks upon a crime he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it.

The return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle