"The Complete Sherlock Holmes" Quotes
A collection of detective stories featuring the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. Watson.
classics | 1796 pages | Published in 1927
Quotes
When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one’s self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one’s own powers.
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.
I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.
I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.
It is a nice household where the lodger is heartily welcomed.
It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.
