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To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson—all else will come.
To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson—all else will come.
Approximate author period: c. 1894 AD · industrial
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- Arthur Conan Doyle
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- Approximate author period: c. 1894 AD · industrial
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