Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.

Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.

At a great pennyworth pause a while.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

You must always be prepared. Make sure to look at things from all angles. If you are not prepared you will fail.

A Republic, if you can keep it.

God helps those who help themselves.