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The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual. Is that not exactly the condition of the world today?

The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual. Is that not exactly the condition of the world today?

Arthur Conan Doyle
Spiritual, Men, Intellectual
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated)”, p.1952, Delphi Classics

When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Motivational, Matter, Impossible

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Men, Mind
Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). “The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - books 1 and 2 (illustrated)”, p.66, The Planet

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Obvious Things, World
Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901).

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Education, Mistake, Math
"A Scandal in Bohemia" (1891)

Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Healthy, Skepticism, Observation
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics)”, p.9809, Delphi Classics

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.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Inspirational, Dark, Cycling

You see, but you do not observe.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Curiosity, Statistics, Detectives
"A Scandal in Bohemia" (1891)

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Light, May, Hounds

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Success, Education, Knowledge
The Valley of Fear ch. 1 (1915)

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.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Funny, Family, Sad
Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, p.1117, Race Point Pub

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Skills, Genius, Splendid

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Inspirational, Hype, Deception
Sherlock Holmes in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (1891).

The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Inspirational, Life, God

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Lessons, Lasts, Ends
His Last Bow 'The Adventure of the Red Circle'

I'm not a psychopath, I'm a fully functioning sociopath. Do your research.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Research, Sociopath, Psychopath

Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Book, Historical, Doubt
Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). “The Sherlock Holmes Archives (incl. The Truth About Sherlock Holmes)”, p.654, Jazzybee Verlag

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Would Be, World, Dull
Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (1926).

It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Courage, Stupid, Anticipation
Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Final Problem" (1893).

It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Education, Mistake, Science
Study in Scarlet (1888) ch. 3

I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Women, May, Too Much
Sherlock Holmes in "The Man with the Twisted Lip" (1891). Holmes enigmatically distrusts women yet values their judgment.

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.

Arthur Conan Doyle
Light, People, Genius
Arthur Conan Doyle (1993). “The Return of Sherlock Holmes”, p.17, Wordsworth Editions

There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus!

Arthur Conan Doyle
Humorous, Sarcasm, Race
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated)”, p.1779, Delphi Classics

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Wisdom, Past
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) "Case of Identity"

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

Arthur Conan Doyle
Children, Real, Character
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). “Sherlock Holmes: Children's Classics”, p.110, Everyman's Library

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