 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous, to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous, to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several...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,... | |
 | 1806 - 382 pages
...several verv 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...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, Foresight, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, SQ as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life...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... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous, to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several...adversaries to contend with, and in which there is vast variety of good and ill events, which are, in somedegree, the effects of prudence or the want... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...on the mind, be not merely innocent, but advantageous, to the vanquished as well as the victor.] THE game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several...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,... | |
 | William Stopford Kenny - 1818 - 248 pages
...the ingenious and learned Dr. Franklin. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement, several valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course...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,... | |
 | William Stopford Kenny - 1818 - 260 pages
...a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to con~ tend 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 - 1820 - 360 pages
...by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, iu which we huve often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a rast variety of good and ill event?, that are, in some degree, the effects of prndence or the -want... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 pages
...to the vanquished as well as the victor. The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course...adversaries to contend with, and in which there is avast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree the effects of prudence or the want... | |
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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,... 
