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 Sentimental and Masonic Magazine - Page 321793Full view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1787 - 708 pages
...the courfe of human life, are to be acquire j and (lengthened by it, fo as 10 become habits ready oh all occasions : ' for life is a kind of Chefs, in which we h«c often points to gain, and competitors or adverfario to contend with, and in u-hich there is a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Celebrities - 1793 - 282 pages
...human life, are to be acquired or ftrengthened by it, fo as to become habits, ready on all occafions. For life is a kind of chefs, in which we have often...vaft variety of good and ill events, that are, in fome degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chefs, then, we may learn, I.... | |
 | Hunting - 1793 - 480 pages
...human life, are " to be acquired and ftrengthened by it fo as to become habits « upon all occafions j for life is a kind of Chefs in which we' " have often...vaft variety of good " and ill events that are, in fome degree, the effeit of pru" dence, or of the want of it. By playing at Chefs, we learn " forefight,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 320 pages
...human life, are to be acquired or ftrengthened by it, fo as to become habits, ready on all occafions. For life is a kind of chefs, in which we have often...there is a vaft variety of good and ill events, that arc, in fome degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chefs, then, we may learn,... | |
 | Thomas Pruen - Chess - 1804 - 348 pages
...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, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...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, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in... | |
 | Thomas Pruen (of Cheltenham.) - 1804 - 338 pages
...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, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in... | |
 | 1806 - 540 pages
...human life, are to be acquired and ftrengthened by it, fo as to become habits ready on all occafions ; for life is a kind of chefs, in which we have often...adverfaries to contend with, and in which there is av ut variety of good and evil events, that are, in fome degree, the effeft of prudence, or of the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...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, in which we have often points, to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and... | |
 | Chess - 1806 - 390 pages
...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, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in... | |
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