Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes about Education

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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.

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)

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

Arthur Conan Doyle

Success, Education, Knowledge

The Valley of Fear ch. 1 (1915)

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

Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember. Botany variable, geology profound as regards the mud stains from any region within fifty miles of town, chemistry eccentric, anatomy unsystematic, sensational literature and crime records unique, violin player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, and self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Education, Zero, Philosophy

Arthur Conan Doyle, Scott McKowen (2004). “The Adventures and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes”, p.117, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.