Arthur Conan Doyle

Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

Possessions are always secondary, loved ones are all that matters.

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.

Every loss of life is terrible.

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

It’s not the time to look for excuses.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

I have dined with kings, I’ve been offered wings. And I’ve never been too impressed.

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.