872 Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle

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There have,” said I, “been numerous petty thefts.”Holmes snorted his contempt.“This great and sombre stage is set for something more worthy than that,” said he. “It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.

The fantastic graces of Chivalry lay upon the surface of life, but beneath it was a half-savage population, fierce and animal, with little ruth or mercy.

Every man finds his limitations, Mr. Holmes, but at least it cures us of the weakness of self-satisfaction.

Si un cometa chocara contra este montón de polvo nuestro y lo convirtiera en mil millones de fragmentos que salieran disparados hacia el espacio, si su ardiente aliento lamiera cada forma de vida como una polilla se marchita con una vela, todavía, al final de mil millones de años, la más diminuta partícula de nuestros cuerpos seguiría existiendo.

He has spoiled my night's reading, and that's reason enough, if there were no other, why I should steer clear of him in the future.

Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot.

Nothing is little to a great mind.

Das Leben ist unendlich seltsamer als alles, was der menschliche Geist erfinden könnte.