The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Quotes from The Hound of the Baskervilles

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"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact"
Sherlock Holmes Truth
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"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains must be the truth"
Sherlock Holmes
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"The game is afoot"
Sherlock Holmes Adventure
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"You see, but you do not observe"
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"A long shot, Watson; a very long shot"
Sherlock Holmes Hope
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"Data! Data! Data! I can't make bricks without clay"
Sherlock Holmes Knowledge
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"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes"
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner."
Sherlock Holmes Science
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"Depend upon it, there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace."
Sherlock Holmes Philosophy
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"You have a certain gift for observation and deduction."
Sherlock Holmes
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"The game is afoot!"
Sherlock Holmes Adventure
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"I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would cover the facts as far as we know them."
Sherlock Holmes Creativity
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"One should always look for a possible alternative and provide against it."
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"The moor is a dangerous place, Watson. There are forces at work which are beyond our knowledge."
Sherlock Holmes Fear
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"You have come up in the world since the time when you were at school."
Sherlock Holmes Success
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"Data, data, data! I can't make bricks without clay."
Sherlock Holmes Knowledge
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"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"The solution, my dear Watson, was simplicity itself."
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"It is always best to see the worst for oneself rather than hear it from another."
Dr. John Watson Truth
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"The guilty party shall not escape justice while I draw breath."
Sherlock Holmes Justice
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"There is method in everything I do, however strange it may appear."
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"Watson, observe rather than see, listen rather than hear."
Sherlock Holmes Education
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."
Dr. John Watson Courage
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"Not everything that appears mysterious must remain so."
Sherlock Holmes Truth
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"The solution was evident from the beginning to those who had eyes to see."
Sherlock Holmes Knowledge
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"There is always a reason for everything that happens."
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"I shall need your assistance, Watson. Your presence steadies me."
Sherlock Holmes Friendship
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"The human heart is capable of great darkness and great light."
Dr. John Watson Philosophy
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"One must always consider the motive and the opportunity."
Sherlock Holmes Justice
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"A marriage is a delicate thing."
Dr. John Watson Relationships