Arthur Conan Doyle: Citáty anglicky

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

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

“It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.”

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

“Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:

"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.
2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.
3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.
4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.
5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.
8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.
9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.
12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.”

“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.”

“What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.”

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

“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'

'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.'

'The dog did nothing in the night-time.'

'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.”

“Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.”

“No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.”

“The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.”

“You would not call me a marrying man, Watson?"
"No, indeed!"
"You'll be interested to hear that I'm engaged."
"My dear fellow! I congrat-"
"To Milverton's housemaid."
"My dear Holmes!"
"I wanted information, Watson.”

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

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

“You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.”

“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”

“Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he.”