Sherlock Holmes

Character in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes From: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Detective and protagonist known for witty observations and deductive reasoning

479 quotes

"I should be none the worse for a change."
Health
"What object is served by this circle of misery?"
Philosophy
"I need a break from the monotony of London crime."
"The game is six-love, six-two, and the last game was a short one."
"But here, unless I am mistaken, is our client."
"I have my eye upon you."
"There are points about that case which proved to be of interest."
"I fear that I must go."
"The case presents some features of interest."
"I have a theory as to what you have done."
"Let me have the facts."
"Your nerves are still unsteady."
"It is of supreme importance that you should do exactly as I say."
"The details are of little moment."
"There is more in this case than meets the eye."
"Data! Data! Data! I can't make bricks without clay."
Knowledge
"You see, but you do not observe."
Wisdom
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."
Knowledge
"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"
"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work."
Work
"Crime is common. Logic is rare."
Justice
"Ah, I am glad to touch you."
Friendship
"Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms."
Art
"The game is afoot!"
Adventure
"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data."
Knowledge
"You know my methods, Watson."
Wisdom
"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."
Truth
"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use."
Education
"The proper study of mankind is books."
Literature
"I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic."
Knowledge