Showing posts with label Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Troublesome

There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit.
 — Benjamin Franklin

There are no fools so troublesome as those that have a little wit.
 — Sherlock Holmes quoting 'the old French philosopher'

Friday, 15 July 2011

Big Ideas

One’s ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.
 — Sherlock Holmes in ‘A Study In Scarlet’ by Arthur Conan Doyle

Friday, 11 June 2010

Police

There is nothing more unæsthetic than a policeman.
— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 'The Sign Of The Four'