Quotes About Insight

Nulla è piccolo per una grande mente, sentenziò Holmes.

El mundo esta lleno de cosas evidentes en las que nadie se fija ni por casualidad

I had the Irish faculty of seeing some gleam of humor in every darkness.

Now, how did you know that I was going to propose? I asked in genuine wonder. Don't women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares?

I have seen too much not to know that the impressions of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.

Science of Deduction

It's true that you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance.

Singularity is almost invariably a clue.

Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for.

One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature, he answered.

There are instincts which are deeper than reason. — Arthur Conan Doyle, from "The Nightmare Room," Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . (Delphi Classics; 6 edition May 13, 2011)

Could he throw no light?

The interplay of ideas and the oblique uses of knowledge are often of extraordinary interest.

Orang berkemampuan rata-rata tidak tahu apa-apa yang lebih tinggi daripada dirinya. Tapi, orang berbakat selalu bisa menyadari suatu kegeniusan.

you hid to see all that?" he cried. "It seems to me that you knows a deal more than you should." Holmes laughed and threw his card across

Mr. Holmes always knows whatever there is to know.

It's the Baker Street division of the detective police force... There's more work to be got out of one of those little beggars than out of a dozen of the force,' Holmes remarked. 'The mere sight of an official-looking person seals men's lips. These youngsters, however, go everywhere and hear everything. They are as sharp as needles, too; all they want is organization.

He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together. "It is simplicity itself

Nada es pequeño para una inteligencia grande.

You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.

To a great mind, nothing is little," remarked Holmes, sententiously.

One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature

Il n'y a pas des sots si incommodes que ceux qui ont de l'esprit - Nema neugodnije budale od one koja ima nešto duha.

Se necesita cierta dósis de selección y de discreción al exhibir un efecto realista.