Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan
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Like all other arts, the science of deduction and analysis is one which can only be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. 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. Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for.
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Can a husband ever carry about a secret all his life and a woman who loves him have no suspicion of it? I knew it by his refusal to talk about some episodes in his American life. I knew it by certain precautions he took. I knew it by certain words he let fall. I knew it by the way he looked at unexpected strangers.
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As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor.
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You know that he came into his uncle's money a little time ago, and after a first delirious outbreak, he has now relapsed into that dead heavy state of despair which is caused by having everything which one can wish for. How absurd are the ambitions of life when I think that I, who am fairly happy and as keen as a razor edge, should be struggling for that which I can see has brought neither profit nor happiness to him!
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The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.
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It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
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So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a link of it.
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The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
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It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.
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Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
life wisdom past
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
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I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life.
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Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a longer working career than most of his brethren.