The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.

It was an ideal spring day, a light blue sky, flecked with little fleecy white clouds drifting across from west to east. The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in the air, which set an edge to a man's energy.

Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.

We all learn by experience, and your lesson this time is that you should never lose sight of the alternative. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.