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To the timid soul, nothing is possible.

Chess is mental torture.

Chess is life.

People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess.

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.

It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly.

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.