Chess Quote by Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Download Open image “A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune.” — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Chess pawns Fellows Fortune Inspirational Pawns Wealth
The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of… — Horace Copy Share Image
Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to… — Epicurus Copy Share Image
A prince who relies entirely upon fortune will fail when his fortune changes. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
A kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure; but the miser who hoards up his… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“The pursuit of wealth generally diverts men of great talents and of great passions from the pursuit of power, and it very frequently happens… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the centre and,… — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image