A Study in Scarlet (1888) 中名言

"London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained."
Part 1, chap. 1, p. 15
"Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems."
Part 1, chap. 2, p. 23
"The theories which I have expressed there, and which appear to you to be so chimerical, are really extremely practical — so practical that I depend upon them for my bread and cheese."
Part 1, chap. 2, pp. 23-24
"It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact."
Part 1, chap. 3, p. 26
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment."
Part 1, chap. 3, p. 27
See also The Adventures of She