Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about common sense, sense
Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle, page 2
32 quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle - british Writer
Was born on 22 may 1859.
Died on 07 jul 1930, at 71 years old.
Died on 07 jul 1930, at 71 years old.
Origin country: United Kingdom
The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about crime, criminals
There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about philosophy, nothing
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about opinion, nothing
There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about politics, nothing
To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about pleasure, art, magic, man
Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about violence, truth
When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about medicine, criminals, bad, knowledge
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about truth, impossible
Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about woman
You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the length of the first one must have been really intolerable.
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about literature
