Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game..

I am more strongly confirmed than ever in the belief that the time devoted to chess is literally frittered away..

Checkers is for tramps.

Help your pieces so they can help you.

The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life..

Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more serious avocations - sh….