If a man does not strike first, he will be the first struck
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Korchnoi the counterattacker would let you strike first. And then he would kill you.
He who dares wins!
Originally the motto of the British Special Air Service and spread to many military units worldwide.
Stärke liegt nicht in der Verteidigung, sondern in Angriff. Only if this wasn't told by Hitler, this could have been a great chess quote.
AuthorsTopicsPicturesQuote Of The Day "The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory." -Douglas Haig
- Athenagoras of Syracuse
I think the above quote sums up the nature of chess almost perfectly.
Do you guys know any other quotes you think do the same?