Philosophy Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.”

“It is easy to be wise after the event.”

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.”

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.”

“Whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'”

“But spontaneity is not by any means a blind, disorderly urge, a mere power of caprice. A philosophy restricted to the alternatives of conventional language has no way of conceiving an intelligence which does not work according to plan, according to a one-at-a-time order of thought. Yet the concrete evidence of such an intelligence is right to hand in our own thoughtlessly ordered bodies. For the Tao does not 'know' how it produces the universe just as we do not 'know' how we construct our brains.”

“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”

“‎In modern physics, there is no such thing as "nothing." Even in a perfect vacuum, pairs of virtual particles are constantly being created and destroyed. The existence of these particles is no mathematical fiction. Though they cannot be directly observed, the effects they create are quite real. The assumption that they exist leads to predictions that have been confirmed by experiment to a high degree of accuracy.”

“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”

“Perfection is something we should all strive for. It's a duty and a joy to perfect one's nature... The most difficult thing is love. A loveless, driving person that just competes in the rat race is far from perfection in my book.”