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The Sign of the Four quotes

Arthur Conan Doyle

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“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.” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four
“I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession,—or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four
“How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of nature!” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four
“when you have eliminated the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four
“I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.” Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four

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logic routine profession truth nature modesty mind work idleness ambition rebellion problems exhaustion exaltation impossibility

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