A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster.
Haste, the great enemy.
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.
Chess is a game of understanding and not of memory.
It has been stated that a characteristic mark of a combination is surprise; surprise for the defender, not for the assailant, since otherwise the combination will probably be unsound.