Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example.
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Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.Arthur Conan Doyle
'... the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.' 'The dog did nothing in the nighttime.' 'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.
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You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.
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You know my method, Watson. It is founded on the observances of trifles.
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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.
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