Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting. Arthur Conan Doyle naturallysecretesecretive Change image and share on social
Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones. Arthur Conan Doyle additiondependelbow share on social
A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it. Arthur Conan Doyle atticbrainfurniture Change image and share on social
Where there is no imagination there is no horror. Arthur Conan Doyle horrorimagination Change image and share on social
Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them. Arthur Conan Doyle factobserveproportion Change image and share on social
London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained. Arthur Conan Doyle cesspooldrainempire Change image and share on social
Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a longer working career than most of his brethren. Arthur Conan Doyle brothercareerfortunately Change image and share on social
Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. Arthur Conan Doyle digfallpit Change image and share on social
As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after. Arthur Conan Doyle accuratelyanimalbone share on social
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 analyticconclusionimpression Change image and share on social