The stories of detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson were written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Here is a collection of quotes from this famous detective.
| Quote | Book or Story | |
| “To a great mind, nothing is little”
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A Study in Scarlet
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| “Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition in knowledge you forget something that you knew before.” | A Study in Scarlet
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| “There is nothing more deceptive
than an obvious fact”
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The Boscombe Valley Mystery | |
| “When I have spun the web they may take the
flies, but not before”
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The Five Orange Pips | |
| “…, jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.” | The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
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| “Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves
are the worst.”
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The “Gloria Scott” | |
| "Art in the blood is liable
to take the strangest forms."
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The Greek Interpreter | |
See also the website:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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