The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of Chess,... The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin - Side 122av Benjamin Franklin - 1835 - 312 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Thomas Pruen (of Cheltenham.) - 1804 - 338 sider
...human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often...variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at Chess, then, we learn, " I. Foresight,... | |
| Thomas Pruen - 1804 - 348 sider
...human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often...variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at Chess, then, we learn, " I. 'Foresight,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 sider
...human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often...adversaries to contend with, and in which there is vast variety of good and ill events, which are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want... | |
| 1806 - 382 sider
...human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions ; for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often...vast variety of good and ill events that are, in some degree, the effect of prudence, or of the want of it. By playing at Chess then, we may learn, 1st,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 sider
...human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have often...with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and evil events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chess,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 sider
...human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, SQ as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have often...with, and in which there is a vast variety of good mid ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at... | |
| Edmond Hoyle - 1808 - 120 sider
...human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions ; for life is a kind of chess, in which we have often...variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chess, then, we may learn, I. Foresight,... | |
| Edmond Hoyle - 1808 - 122 sider
...by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of chess, in which we hare often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries...variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chess, then, we may learn, I. Foresight,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 sider
...strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occa ions. For life is a kind of qhess, ii> which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in whirh there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 sider
...acquired or strengthened by it, so as to be« come habit.-., ready on all occa ions. For life is a kiud of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to cootend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree,... | |
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