Lasker (?) on strategy and tactics

Question

Many years ago I read (in a Russian book) a saying

Strategy is creating true values; tactics is refuting the false ones.

which the book attributed to Emmanuel Lasker.

Does anybody know where Lasker (if it was him indeed) say that?

PS: I wish I remember what book was that.

There is a longer version of the above at https://www.azquotes.com/author/23916-Emanuel_Lasker which is attributed to Lasker. Unfortunately it doesn't give a reference. Similarly at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/4769-emanuel-lasker/about-values — Ian Bush, Jun 05 '21 at 07:01

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '21 at 08:33

I suppose you meant this one:

"By positional play a master tries to prove and exploit true values, whereas by combinations he seeks to refute false values".

Most likely published in Lasker's Chess Manual (which is a great book btw).

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