Haste, the great enemy.

The middlegame I repeat is chess itself, chess with all its possibilities, its attacks, defences, sacrifices, etc.

Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp.

It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan

Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess.

It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all.

All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis.

... though combinations are without number, the number of ideas are limited.

We should praise, rather, the courage of the player who, relying only on his intuition, plunges into a brilliant combination of which the issue does not appear to him too clear.

Chess is a game of understanding and not of memory.

A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster.

It was strange how fear had gone, now that we knew the worst and had a fighting man by our side.

There are few virtues which the Poles do not possess and there are few errors they have ever avoided.

Go where glory waits thee! But while fame elates thee, Oh, still remember me!

Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys of life can be so fine and affecting that the heart is nearly stilled in astonishment.

Know why I smile so much out there? It's because I'm having so much fun.

Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.

The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.

What sort of space is that which separates a man from his fellows and makes him solitary?

No change of job, no increased income, no new home, no new electronic device, or no new spouse is going to make things better inside of you.

My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'