Poems List

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.
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There comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before.
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The chief proof of mans greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.

A Study in Scarlet

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There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world.
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It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.
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And once again Mr. Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to examining those interesting little problems which the complexity of human life so pletifuly presents.

Sherlock Holmes

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The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.

(Sherlock Holmes) A Case of Identity, 1892

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It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

(Sherlock Holmes) A Case of Identity, 1892

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It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
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Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.
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