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

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

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

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

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

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

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

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

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

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

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

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

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

The soul is swayed by the waters.

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

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

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

Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.

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