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SHERLOCK HOLMES' 3RD MOST FAMOUS QUOTE
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"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
Originally at: http://www.bestofsherlock.com/top-10-sherlock-quotes.htm#impossible / his 3rd most famous quotation.
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever... "You will not apply my precept," he said, shaking his head.
"How often have I said to you that 'when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable,
must be the truth?' We know that he did not come through the door, the window, or the chimney. We also know that
he could not have been concealed in the room, as there is no concealment possible. When, then, did he come?
" The Sign of the Four, ch. 6 (1890) Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of the Four (Doubleday p. 111)