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The quotations of

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician

1859–1930

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

They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains,” he remarked with a smile. “It’s a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work.
A Study in Scarlet (1887), Part I, Chapter IIIIn context
- Genius
- Work
My mind,” he said, “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 dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
The Sign of the Four (1890), Chapter IIn context
- Thinking
- Work
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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