Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes

Modern influential 137 sayings

Sayings by Arthur Conan Doyle

Socialism is a dangerous delusion.

c. 1920 — Political commentary.
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The working classes need guidance, not revolution.

c. 1910 — Essay on social issues.
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I have no doubt that there are other planets inhabited by intelligent beings.

c. 1920 — Speculation on extraterrestrial life.
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The scientific establishment is too conservative.

c. 1920 — Criticism of mainstream science.
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My spiritual experiences are as real as my physical ones.

c. 1920 — Personal statement.
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The greatest crime is to ignore the evidence of the senses.

c. 1900 — Philosophical reflection.
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I have seen things that would make your hair stand on end.

c. 1920 — Anecdote about spiritualist seances.
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The world is full of wonders, if only we open our eyes.

c. 1900 — General observation.
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The human mind is capable of anything.

c. 1900 — Reflection on human potential.
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We are all connected, in ways we do not understand.

c. 1920 — Spiritualist belief.
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Love is the greatest power in the universe.

c. 1900 — Philosophical statement.
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The past is never truly dead; it lives on in the present.

c. 1900 — Literary reflection.
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Every man has his own secret sorrows, which the world knows not.

c. 1890 — Observation on human nature.
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Life is a great chain, and we are all links in it.

c. 1900 — Philosophical thought.
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The truth is often stranger than fiction.

c. 1900 — Common saying, attributed to him in a general sense.
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Data! Data! Data! I can't make bricks without clay.

1892 — From 'The Adventure of the Copper Beeches'.
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It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

1887 — From 'A Study in Scarlet'.
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Elementary, my dear Watson.

N/A — While a popular phrase associated with Holmes, it is not found in Doyle's original stories. This is …
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The world is big enough for us all.

c. 1900 — General statement.
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Man is an ape, and woman is a cat.

c. 1890 — Private correspondence, expressing a cynical view of gender.
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