Top 5 Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Quotes
#1. It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the centre and, in addition, to the opening of a file for the rook.
#2. Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense
#3. The Pawns are the soul of the game
#4. A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune.
#5. The pawn is the soul of chess.