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Arthur Conan Doyle — Portrait after a picture by Walter Benington (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

The quotations of

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician

1859–1930

34 quotes, most often on Thinking, Knowledge and Facts.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891–1892), A Case of IdentityIn context
- Wisdom
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891–1892), The Boscombe Valley MysteryIn context
- Facts
- Truth & Lies
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.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891–1892), The Five Orange PipsIn context
- Knowledge
My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don’t know.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891–1892), The Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleIn context
- Knowledge
- Work

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