"Chess is a matter of vanity."

--

Alexander Alekhine

#Vanity Quotes #Chess Quotes #Matter Quotes

“We're all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we're seldom formally introduced.”

Source : Robert Charles Wilson (2010). “Spin”, p.438, Macmillan
“Yes it is better to keep training even if your muscle is still sore.”
“I don't mind getting beaten, but I hate to lose.”
“You should never protest outside a rich guy's home during the day because he's not there. He's at work grinding the faces of the poor.”
“When a garden is used as a place to pause for thought, that is when a Zen garden comes to life. When you contemplate a garden like this it will form as lasting impression on your heart.”
“Whether you know or not, you are the infinite potential of love, peace and joy”
“Youâ€™ve no more for me than I have for you.â€ Considerably disconcerted by this direct attack, she stammered: â€œHow can you say so? When I am sure I have always been most sincerely attached to you!â€ â€œYou deceive yourself, sister: not to me, but to my purse!”
“I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of 'cultural lamination' that the USA is perpetrating on the planet.”

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