It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that read more

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.

Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

It looks easy, but It's not at all.

It looks easy, but It's not at all.

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.