His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

You have been in Afghanistan I perceive.

Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.

This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie.

One dumb-bell, Watson! Consider an athlete with one dumb-bell. Picture to yourself the unilateral development - the imminent danger of a spinal curvature. Shocking, Watson, shocking!

The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money, and the most repellent man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor.

The soul is swayed by the waters.