"I confess that I have been blind as……" — Sherlock Holmes
"I confess that I have been blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all."
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10 Quotes by Sherlock Holmes
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Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.
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Once you've eliminated the possible, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the answer.
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My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know.
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You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.
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There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before.
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I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.
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I think that there are certain crimes which the law cannot touch, and which therefore, to some extent, justify private…
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Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward.
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Education never ends. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.
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