Sir Arthur Conan

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    I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    Conscription may have been good for the country, but it damn near killed the army.
    Richard, Sir Hull (b. 1907)

    Men may die, but the fabric of our free institutions remains unshaken.
    —Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)

    Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember. Botany variable, geology profound as regards the mud stains from any region within fifty miles of town, chemistry eccentric, anatomy unsystematic, sensational literature and crime records unique, violin player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, and self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)