"I am more strongly confirmed than ever in the belief that the time devoted to chess is literally frittered away. It i…"

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other …"

"It [chess] is not only the most delightful and scientific, but the most moral of amusements."

"It [chess] is eminently and emphatically the philosopher's game."

"Let the chessboard supercede the card table, and a great improvement will be visible in the morals of the community."

"Paul Morphy was the greatest chess player that ever lived. Every student of the game, who has delved into the stories…"

"So still was he, that but for the searching intellect which glittered in his full dark eye, you might have taken him …"

"...Morphy was stronger than anyone he played with, including Anderssen"

"Morphy's principal strength does not rest upon his power of combination but in his position play and his general styl…"

""...Morphy, the master of all phases of the game, stronger than any of his opponents, even the strongest of them..." …"