# Quote — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear

> Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

- Author: [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle.md)
- Book: [The Valley of Fear](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-valley-of-fear.md)
- Page: 773
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes#The_Valley_of_Fear_(1915)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-valley-of-fear/mediocrity-knows-nothing

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> Birdy Edwards is here. I am Birdy Edwards!

p. 863 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-valley-of-fear/birdy-edwards-is-here.md)

> There should be no combination of events for which the wit of man cannot conceive an explanation.

p. 802 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-valley-of-fear/there-should-be-no-combination.md)

> Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her.

p. 801 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-valley-of-fear/should-i-ever.md)