“ One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature ”
Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet (1887). copy citation
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Source | A Study in Scarlet |
| Topic | nature ideas breadth |
| Date | 1887 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/244/244-h/244-h.htm |
Context
“Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.»
«That's rather a broad idea,» I remarked.
«One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature,» he answered. «What's the matter? You're not looking quite yourself. This Brixton Road affair has upset you.»
«To tell the truth, it has,» I said. «I ought to be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences.” source
«That's rather a broad idea,» I remarked.
«One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature,» he answered. «What's the matter? You're not looking quite yourself. This Brixton Road affair has upset you.»
«To tell the truth, it has,» I said. «I ought to be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences.” source
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