A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem.

It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won't speak to me for fifty minutes

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.

I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.

You have probably never heard of Professor Moriarty? said he.

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely