Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Sayings by Arthur Conan Doyle
I have no patience with the arguments of atheists.
The greatest evil is indifference.
My mind rebels at stagnation.
The most difficult problems are found in the simplest things.
It is a common mistake to confuse the exceptional with the impossible.
The public is an excellent detective in its way.
The fear of ridicule is the greatest enemy of progress.
I have always been a seeker of truth, however uncomfortable it may be.
The greatest danger in life is to be too safe.
The true meaning of life is to serve humanity.
We are all pilgrims on a journey.
The mysteries of the universe are endless.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
The world is a stage, and we are merely players.
The greatest victory is over oneself.
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
What one man can invent another can discover.
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can then dispense with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
Love is an emotional thing, and whatever is emotional is opposed to that true cold reason which I place above all things.
It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I feel the most profound respect for the man for whom no mystery is too abstruse, and no problem too intricate.