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“I did not know the woman soul, that crowning gift of Providence to man, which, if we do not ourselves degrade it, will set an edge to all that is good in us. I did not know how the love of a woman will tinge a man's whole life and every action with unselfishness. I did not know how easy it is to be noble when some one else takes it for granted that one will be so; or how wide and interesting life becomes when viewed by four eyes instead of two.”
Arthur Conan Doyle Sr.
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
“There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact”
“Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill.”
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”
“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”
“Then must you strive to be worthy of her love. Be brave and pure, fearless to the strong and humble to the weak; and so, whether this love prosper or no, you will have fitted yourself to be honored by a maiden's love, which is, in sooth, the highest guerdon which a true knight can hope for.”
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important”
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”
“Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.”