Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline

Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists

Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with plans for the middle game.

Chess is the art of analysis.

I claim that nothing else is so effective in encouraging the growth of chess strength as such independent analysis, both of the games of the great players and your own.

Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately

Above all else, before playing in competitions a player must have regard to his health, for if he is suffering from ill-health he cannot hope for success. In this connection the best of all tonics is 15 to 20 days in the fresh air, in the country.