I have wrought my simple plan If I give one hour of joy To the boy who’s half a man, Or the man who’s half a boy.

The approach to the offices of Girdlestone and Co. was not a very dignified one, nor would the uninitiated who traversed it form any conception of the commercial prosperity of the firm in question.

You say that your fare told you that he was a detective?" "Yes, he did." "When did he say this?" "When he left me." "Did he say anything more?" "He mentioned his name." Holmes cast a swift glance of triumph at me. "Oh, he mentioned his name, did he? That was imprudent. What was the name that he mentioned?" “His name," said the cabman, "was Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.

There is nothing more to be said or to be done tonight, so hand me over my violin and let us try to forget for half an hour the miserable weather and the still more miserable ways of our fellowmen.

There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.

A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament.