I do hate the City of London! It is the only thing which ever comes between us.

To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces.

Let me run over the principal steps. We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind, which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations.

Holy Men! Holy Cabbages! Holy Bean Pods! What do they do but live and suck in sustenance and grow fat?

Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.

It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. ~ Sherlock Holmes

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