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

Arthur Conan Doyle in Valley of Fear (1915)
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Mediocrity does not see higher than itself. But talent instantly recognizes the genius.

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

Arthur Conan Doyle in A Case of Identity (1892)
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When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge.

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When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

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Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

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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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I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

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London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

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Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.

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