156 quotes
“The English are very stupid,” said Poirot. “They think that they can deceive anyone but that no one can deceive them.”
Hercule Poirot’s Early Cases (1974)
The character of the victim has always something to do with his or her murder.
Murder for Christmas (1939)
Remember, he was a fanatic, and there is no fanatic like a religious fanatic.
Hercule Poirot’s Early Cases (1974)
They are so busy knocking that they do not notice that the door is open!
Hercule Poirot’s Early Cases (1974)
Murder isn't — it really isn't — a thing to tamper with lightheartedly.
Sleeping Murder (1976)
One has occasionally to pocket one's pride and readjust one's ideas.
Death in the Clouds (1935)
Ah, my friend, one may live in a big house and yet have no comfort.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
‘If one approaches a problem with order and method there should be no difficulty in solving it — none whatever,’ said Poirot severely.
Death in the Clouds (1935)
“Pilar — remember — nothing is so boring as devotion.”
Murder for Christmas (1939)
Perhaps a little of Trollope, but not to drown in him.
A Murder is Announced (1950)
Courage is the resolution to face the unforeseen.
Death Comes as the End (1945)
We had three servants, which was a minimum then.
An Autobiography (1977)
Proof must be solid break walls of facts.
Death Comes as the End (1945)
These little things are very significant.
Sleeping Murder (1976)
Now there is no murder without a motive.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
Children and one's social inferiors never know when to say good-bye. One has to say it for them.
The Burden (1956)
This, Hastings, will be my last case. It will be, too, my most interesting case — and my most interesting criminal.
Curtain - Poirot's Last Case (1975)
It really is very dangerous to believe people. I never have for years.
Sleeping Murder (1976)
Never mind. I knew — that was the great thing.
Hercule Poirot’s Early Cases (1974)
Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.
The ABC Murders (1936)