Every man finds his limitations, Mr. Holmes, but at least it cures us of the weakness of self-satisfaction. Arthur Conan Doyle More Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle More Quotes From Arthur Conan Doyle There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient book. Arthur Conan Doyle scentancientbook We can't command our love, but we can our actions. Arthur Conan Doyle commandour-actionslove Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson. Arthur Conan Doyle holmesdearsorrow There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. Arthur Conan Doyle hypedeceptioninspirational My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers. Arthur Conan Doyle departuremodestyself I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children. Arthur Conan Doyle realcharacterchildren Some people's affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls. Arthur Conan Doyle violencesoulpeople Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. Arthur Conan Doyle truthpeacefall I carry my own church about under my own hat," said I. "Bricks and mortar won't make a staircase to heaven. I believe with your Master that the human heart is the best temple. Arthur Conan Doyle bricks-and-mortarheartbelieve If in 100 years I am only known as the man who invented Sherlock Holmes then I will have considered my life a failure. Arthur Conan Doyle holmesmenyears It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you. Arthur Conan Doyle anticipationstupidcourage It’s every man’s business to see justice done. Arthur Conan Doyle justiceinspirationalmen When we think how narrow and devious this path of nature is, how dimly we can trace it, for all our lamps of science, and how from the darkness which girds it round great and terrible possibilities loom ever shadowly upwards, it is a bold and a confident man who will put a limit to the strange by-oaths into which the human spirit may wander. Arthur Conan Doyle mensciencethinking How sweet the morning air is! ...How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature! Arthur Conan Doyle ambitionmorningsweet The unexpected has happened so continually in my life that it has ceased to deserve the name. Arthur Conan Doyle sarcasmhumorousnames The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness. Arthur Conan Doyle greatnessreallying You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion. Arthur Conan Doyle holmescompanionsilence I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner. Arthur Conan Doyle womentoo-muchmay At the moment our human world is based on the suffering and destruction of millions of non-humans. To perceive this and to do something to change it in personal and public ways is to undergo a change of perception akin to a religious conversion. Nothing can ever be seen in quite the same way again because once you have admitted the terror and pain of other species you will, unless you resist conversion, be always aware of the endless permutations of suffering that support our society. Arthur Conan Doyle supportpainreligious It is not that I think or believe, but that I know. Arthur Conan Doyle believeknowledgethinking
