"Life is too short for chess." — Lord Byron

"Life is too short for chess."

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382 Quotes by Lord Byron

Lord Byron has 382 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes,…
If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his…
I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty.
But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes…
Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.
Her great merit is finding out mine; there is nothing so amiable as discernment.
Opinions are made to be changed or how is truth to be got at?
Lovers may be and indeed generally are enemies, but they never can be friends, because there must always be a…
Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority of a vicious life, and if Virtue is not its own reward,…
I shall soon be six-and-twenty. Is there anything in the future that can possibly console us for not being always…
I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor.
It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe; you might as well tell a man not…

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More Chess Quotes

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I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least… — David Bailey
My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. — Kobe Bryant
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess,… — Madeleine Albright
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex… — Steve Carell
I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I failed to make the chess team because of my height. — Woody Allen

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