Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in his hands. It is a mistake to do things too easily.

The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.

Bah! The thing is not a nose at all, but a bit of primordial chaos clapped on to my face.

The Jews looked for a special savior, a messiah, who was to redeem mankind by the agreeable process of restoring the fabulous glories of David and Solomon, and bringing the whole world at last under the firm but benevolent Jewish heel.

Success is to be measured not by wealth, power, or fame, but by the ratio between what a man is and what he might be.

There is no remorse like a remorse of chess. It is a curse upon man. There is no happiness in chess.

When a man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear.