Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop permanently to the incursion of new and powerful ideas.

The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary

When I today ask myself whence I got the moral courage, for it takes moral courage to make a move (or form a plan) running counter to all tradition, I think I may say in answer, that it was only my intense preoccupation with the problem of the blockade which helped me to do so.

Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.

A thorough knowledge of the elements takes us more than half the road to mastership

The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient