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The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner.

All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.

My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.

You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.

The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard.