My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

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

You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.

My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!

If the fresh facts come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme, then our hypothesis may gradually become a solution. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.

I have my own views about Nature's methods, though I feel that it is rather like a beetle giving his

It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn.