"I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose."
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Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and prolific author best known for creating the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes. Born in Edinburgh, Doyle initially pursued a career in medicine, but his passion for writing soon took precedence, leading to the publication of "A Study in Scarlet" in 1887. His works not only revolutionized the detective genre but also reflected his interests in spirituality and adventure. Today, Doyle's legacy endures through his timeless characters and stories, inspiring countless adaptations and a lasting fascination with mystery.
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"For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination."
Arthur Conan Doyle
"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation."
Arthur Conan Doyle"Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones."
Arthur Conan Doyle
"When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge."
Arthur Conan Doyle
"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
Arthur Conan Doyle
"Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another."
Arthur Conan Doyle
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
Arthur Conan Doyle