When one tries to rise above Nature one is liable to fall below it. The highest type of man may revert to the animal if he leaves the straight road o… - Arthur Conan Doyle

When one tries to rise above Nature one is liable to fall below it.

Have you tried to drive a harpoon through a body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir, you must really pay attention to these details.

I've had ups in my life, and I've had downs, but I've learned not to cry over spilled milk.

I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous. When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth. Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance