Sir Arthur Conan

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    There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “I have usually found that there was method in his madness.”
    “Some folk might say there was madness in his method.”
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    Thou didst create the night, but I made the lamp.
    Thou didst create clay, but I made the cup.
    Thou didst create the deserts, mountains and forests,
    I produced the orchards, gardens and groves.
    It is I who made the glass out of stone,
    And it is I who turn a poison into an antidote.
    Muhammad, Sir Iqbal (1873–1938)

    I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)