Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes & Sayings

41 most famous Arthur Conan Doyle quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a Scottish writer who passed away on 7 July, 1930.

“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.”

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”

“We can't command our love, but we can our actions.”

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.”

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.”

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”

“Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.”

“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.”

“A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.”