Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems.

And once again Mr. Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complexity of human life so pletifuly presents.

Ex-Professor Moriarty of mathematical celebrity... is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.

Why should people ever take credit for charity when they must know that they cannot gain as much pleasure out of their guineas in any other fashion?

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

To all the world he was the man of violence, half animal and half demon; but to her he always remained the little wilful boy of her own girlhood, the child who had clung to her hand. Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.

The good Watson had at that time deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action I can recall in our association. I was alone.