"Chess is one long regret." — Stephen Leacock

Chess is one long regret. - Stephen Leacock

"Chess is one long regret."

— Stephen Leacock

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82 Quotes by Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock has 82 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It may be those who do most, dream most.
If every day in the life of a school could be the last day but one, there would be little…
Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey…
In point of morals, the average woman is, even for business, too crooked.
In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.
Writing is not hard. Just get paper and pencil, sit down, and write as it occurs to you. The writing…
In earlier times they had no statistics and so they had to fall back on lies. Hence the huge exaggerations…
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo,…
A lone maple leaf resting on sand Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing…
Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
The writing of solid, instructive stuff fortified by facts and figures is easy enough. There is no trouble in writing…
A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something.

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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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