I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears opposed to a long train of deductions it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation. A Study in Scarlet
Men are still men. The despot's wickedness, Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess-- Comes of the purple he from childhood wears, Slaves would be tyrants if the chance were theirs. The Vanished City
The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other. The Trial
“If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter.” Uncle Vanya
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