"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can…"

"It was difficult to refuse any of Sherlock Holmes’ requests, for they were always so exceedingly definite, and put fo…"

"You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles."

"It is not so impossible, however, that a man should possess all knowledge which is likely to be useful to him in his …"

"It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles."

"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know."

"Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing," answered Holmes thoughtfully. "It may seem to point very straight to…"

"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."

"As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thor…"

"On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in…"