Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle on Knowledge and Forgetting

„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.“

Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle warns about forgetting due to new knowledge and emphasizes the importance of useful facts.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British physician and writer, renowned for the character Sherlock Holmes.

This quote addresses the impermanence of knowledge and the importance of retaining useful facts.


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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British physician and writer. He wrote the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson. Another notable character is Challenger from his novel The Lost World, which served as the basis for numerous films and a television series.

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