 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind useful in the course...life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as ta become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...vanquished au well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an iilln amusement Several very valuahle qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to he ncquired or strengthened hy it, sO as to hecome hahits, rendy un all occasions. For life is a kind... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...hnman life, are to he acqnired or strengthened by it, so as to hecnme habits, ready on all oceasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have often...with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are , in some degrec , the effects of prndenee or the want of it. By playing at chess,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course...become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is n kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Sew eral very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course....are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to bej come habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amuse Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course...occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety... | |
 | Chess - 1841 - 446 pages
...several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on...with, and in which there is a 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,... | |
 | Chess - 1841 - 442 pages
...MORALS OF CHESS.— BY DK. FRANKLIN. 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 and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions ; for life is a kind of Chess,... | |
 | Chess - 1852 - 458 pages
...several valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is я kind of chess in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with,... | |
 | 1842 - 194 pages
...on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors 01 adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chess,... | |
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For life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. 
