The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

Sherlock holmes quote. There is nothing new under the sun. For the record the actual quote in the book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes actually goes I have the advantage of knowing your habits my dear Watson said he. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

More Sherlock Holmes Quotes and Sayings. Sherlock Holmes Quotes SparkNotes Hound of the Baskervilles I am afraid my dear Watson that most of your conclusions were erroneous. Sherlock Holmes never said Elementary my dear Watson in any of the stories by Conan Doyle.

I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions it invariably proves to be capable of bearing. It is impossible as I state it and therefore I must in some respect have stated it wrong. However that phrase has been used frequently in the movies and was even mistakenly cited in Bartletts Familiar Quotations for 1937 and 1948.

The Sherlock Holmes quotes below can help you get acquainted with the world-renowned detective. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts. Sherlock Holmes Quotes There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact Sherlock Holmes Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself.

A most illuminating remark. When I said you stimulated me I meant to be frank that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth. There is nothing new in the world.

Holmes I cried this is impossible Admirable he said. 16 Witty Sherlock Comebacks to Knock Out Your Enemies. Yet you saw for yourself.