Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
“Never mind,” said Holmes, laughing; “it is my business to know things. Perhaps I have trained myself to see what others overlook. If not, why should you come to consult me?”
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
“Not invisible but unnoticed, Watson. You did not know where to look, and so you missed all that was important.
‘There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.’ There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace, and as much knowledge of the world.”
“Never mind,” said Holmes, laughing; “it is my business to know things. Perhaps I have trained myself to see what others overlook. If not, why should you come to consult me?”
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
“Not invisible but unnoticed, Watson. You did not know where to look, and so you missed all that was important.
‘There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.’ There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace, and as much knowledge of the world.”
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