The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Quotes from The Hound of the Baskervilles

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"Trust in your companion and in your instincts"
Dr. John Watson Courage
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"One must observe the small details to solve great mysteries"
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"Fear is the greatest enemy of rational thought"
Sherlock Holmes Fear
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"The bonds of friendship transcend all obstacles"
Dr. John Watson Friendship
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"Justice delayed is justice denied"
Sherlock Holmes Justice
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"What is the use of a fine London life if one cannot save others from harm?"
Dr. John Watson Motivation
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"Patience is the virtue of the detective"
Sherlock Holmes Patience
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"Science and reason must prevail over superstition"
Sherlock Holmes Science
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"The truth shall set us free from fear"
Dr. John Watson Courage
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"I am bound by duty and by honor"
Dr. John Watson Courage
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"The moor is a dangerous place for a lonely man"
Dr. John Watson Fear
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"Elementary, my dear fellow, elementary"
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"Come now, and we shall see what we can discover"
Sherlock Holmes Adventure
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"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact"
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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"I have trained myself to see what others overlook"
Sherlock Holmes Education
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"My dear Watson, you see, but you do not observe"
Sherlock Holmes Knowledge
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"The impossible once eliminated, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
Sherlock Holmes Truth
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"You have seen all that is to be seen"
Sherlock Holmes Wisdom
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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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"Such is life, my dear fellow; such is life."
Dr. John Watson
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"The time for compromises has passed."
Sherlock Holmes
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"It was, indeed, a remarkable document."
Dr. John Watson Literature
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"I see no reason to alter my opinion."
Sherlock Holmes
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"The case becomes darker and darker."
Dr. John Watson
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"You are right; it would indeed be well to do so."
Dr. John Watson
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"The papers will make much of that."
Sherlock Holmes
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"It is a most singular thing that a man should have such a conviction so steadfast."
Dr. John Watson
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"Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent."
Dr. John Watson Wisdom
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"The more one knows of these deeds, the more one understands the horror of them."
Dr. John Watson