Sir Arthur Conanyle

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    “The ideal reasoner,” he remarked, “would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which would follow from it.”
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    O Lord! thou knowest how busy I must be this day: if I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
    Jacob, Sir Astley (1579–1652)

    Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)