Every man finds his limitations, Mr. Holmes, but at least it cures us …

Arthur Conan Doyle
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Every man finds his limitations, Mr. Holmes, but at least it cures us of the weakness of self-satisfaction. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2007). The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories: The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Non-slipcased Edition) (Vol. 2) (The Annotated Books), p.1529, W. W. Norton & Company
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