Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes, Thoughts and images

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

You see, but you do not observe.

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

Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.

You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.

Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.

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

The soul is swayed by the waters.

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.

There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

The unexpected has happened so continually in my life that it has ceased to deserve the name.

We can't command our love, but we can our actions.

The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.

There are no fools so troublesome as those who have some wit.

You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.

It’s every man’s business to see justice done.

Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed.