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The Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are full of amazing quotes! Below you’ll see which quote fits with your enneagram type in these Sherlock Holmes quotes by Enneagram types.
I, as a rule, do not type fictional characters. I know it’s a fun thing to do and I’ll admit I do it internally but I won’t create a post telling people what enneagram type Sherlock was.
Why? Because fictional characters are an amalgam of the author (or screen writers/producers) imagination.
That said, I will do quotes by enneagram types. Quotes are just a snippet of the person who said it but that snippet can be a decent glimpse of what a particular enneagram type might believe or agree with.
This does not mean that if Sherlock says what I think is a type 5 quote that he is a type 5. It just means that the quote seems 5ish.
Now that I’ve got all my disclosures over with, on to the fun stuff! All of these quotes are from the Sherlock Holmes books (not movies or tv series).
Sherlock Holmes Quotes By Enneagram Type
Type 1 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.”
This quote can be found in “A Study in Scarlet”
Type 2 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.”
This quote can be found in “The Naval Treaty”
Type 3 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.”
This quote can be found in “The Valley of Fear”
Type 4 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“One’s ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.”
This quote can be found in “A Study in Scarlet”
Type 5 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.”
This quote can be found in “His Last Bow”
Type 6 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.”
This quote can be found in “The Hound of Baskervilles”
Type 7 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“The game is afoot.”
This quote can be found in “The Adventure of Abbey Grange”
Type 8 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work.”
This quote can be found in “The Sign of the Four”
Type 9 Sherlock Holmes Quote
“To a great mind, nothing is little.”
This quote can be found in “A Study in Scarlet”
As fun as it is to find Sherlock quotes by enneagram types that fit our types that, of course, is not where the real growth is.
If you are wanting more information that will help you learn more about your type, check out these posts:
The Core Motivations
How to Get Along With Each Type
The Centers of Intelligence
And if you just want more fun quotes… check out my Quotes section!
