Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan
spring action spirit
So complex is the human spirit that it can itself scarce discern the deep springs which impel it to action.
progress virtue interest
The more we progress the more we tend to progress. We advance not in arithmetical but in geometrical progression. We draw compound interest on the whole capital of knowledge and virtue which has been accumulated since the dawning of time.
steps grotesque horrible
There is but one step from the grotesque to the horrible.
should-have violence principles
I have mastered the principles of several religions. They have all shocked me by the violence which I should have to do to my reason to accept the dogmas of any one of them.
law play criminals
'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British criminal law.
beautiful memories spring
It is the sweetest spring within the memory of man. So green, so mild, so beautiful! Ah, what a contrast between nature without and my own soul so torn with doubt and terror!
time waiting ferguson
One forms provisional theories and waits for time or fuller knowledge to explode them. A bad habit, Mr. Ferguson, but human nature is weak. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.
holmes
I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for
seems commonplace
Anything seems commonplace, once explained.
healthy skepticism observation
Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.
matter moral problem
Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems.
inspirational life dog
Dogs don't make mistakes.
science data reason
I had ... come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data.
hands firsts evidence
There is nothing like first-hand evidence.