How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of the Four

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Topic

Process of elimination Logic Truth

Speaker

Sherlock Holmes

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Source

The Sign of the Four

Medium

Novel Magazine

Genre

Detective fiction

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Doyle, Arthur. "The Sign of the Four; or, The Problem of the Sholtos." Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. London: Lippincott's, 1890, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Doyle, Arthur. The Sign of Four. The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library. Detective Fiction, 2009, ch. 1.

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Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?

William James

The Will to Believe

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Topic
Evidence Certainty

Author

William James
Source
The Will to Believe
Genre
Psychological literature Religious literature
Language
English
Time
1896 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

James, William. "The Will to Believe." Philosophical Club of Yale University. Apr. 1896, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

James, William. "The Will to Believe." William James: Essays and Lectures, edited by Richard Kamber. Routledge, 2016.

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Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic
Truth

Author

Mark Twain
Source
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Genre
Travel writing
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 7.