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“By a man's finger-nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt-cuff — By each of these things a man's calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent inquirer in any case is almost inconceivable. You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet

“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.

~ Sherlock Holmes”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet

“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.”
― Benjamin Graham

“it is a maxim founded on the universal experience of mankind that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest.”
― Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life