It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Naval Treaty - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story tags: deduction , flowers , goodness , hope , nature , providence , reason , religion , roses

“It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Naval Treaty - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

Jun 13, 2011 · In this scene, Sherlock Holmes, as written by Arthur Conan Doyle, showed a fine appreciation of how God's creation of flowers gives a clue that God's care for us goes beyond merely providing for our necessities. Following is a description of the scene as I saw it, with quotes from the book.

Percy Phelps, a Foreign Office employee, seeks Sherlock Holmes' help after a valuable naval treaty is stolen from him. Holmes deduces it was taken by someone using the back stair. Phelps, still recovering from an illness and being cared for by his fiancée Annie, lays out the case.

Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things — our powers, our desires, our food — are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance.

May 16, 2012 · Today I want to share this quote/excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes novel, written by Arthur Conan Doyle. For those who don't know, the books are written from the point of view of Dr. John Watson, Holmes' closest friend. Here 'tis: “What a lovely thing a rose is!"

Sherlock Holmes: What a lovely thing a rose is. There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion. It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers.

Sherlock Holmes: What a lovely thing a rose is. There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion. It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers.

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” “Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.” “Everything I have to say has already crossed your mind." "Then possibly my answer has crossed yours.” “It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.”

Arthur Conan Doyle is responsible for at least 60 published stories about Sherlock Holmes, and is filled with literally thousands of notable Story Quotes. Here is your chance to share your favorite Story Quote with other Sherlockians, and explain the reason you chose that particular quote.