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Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

Born: 01-01-1859

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British author and physician, best known for creating the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes. Born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Doyle's work revolutionized the crime fiction genre. His tales of deduction and intrigue captivated readers worldwide. Beyond Holmes, Doyle wrote historical novels, science fiction, and works on spiritualism. His literary impact remains significant, influencing countless writers and popular culture.

Quotes

One must look facts in the face, and we should be very blind if we did not look facts in the face.

Arthur Conan Doyle

truthreality

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Arthur Conan Doyle

truthlogic

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

logicdata

I have no data yet. 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

logicdata

The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.

Arthur Conan Doyle

logicdata

I am sorry to have interrupted you. Pray continue your most interesting statement.

Arthur Conan Doyle

politeness

Watson, you are a British jury, and I never met a man who was more eminently fitted to represent one.

Arthur Conan Doyle

compliment

It is a little souvenir from the King of Bohemia in return for my assistance in the case of the Irene Adler papers.

Arthur Conan Doyle

souvenir

To a great mind, nothing is little.

Arthur Conan Doyle

wisdom

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.

Arthur Conan Doyle

workpuzzles

When one tries to rise above Nature one is liable to fall below it.

Arthur Conan Doyle

nature

It is a very cheery thing to come into London by any of these lines which run high and allow you to look down upon the houses like this.

Arthur Conan Doyle

london