Arthur Conan Doyle citáty
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Dátum narodenia: 22. máj 1859
Dátum úmrtia: 7. júl 1930
Ďalšie mená:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle bol škótsky spisovateľ, ktorý sa preslávil poviedkami o Sherlockovi Holmesovi. Jeho ďalšie veľmi známe dielo je Stratený svet.
Citáty Arthur Conan Doyle
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„It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
„If you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
„The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four
„Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes
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„Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
„Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
„Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:
"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.
2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.
3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.
4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.
5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.
8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.
9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.
12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
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„What one man can invent, another can discover.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Dancing Men
