 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.  The Day - Seite 3321832Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 Seiten
...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...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 Seiten
...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...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 - 586 Seiten
...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...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Edmond Hoyle - 1808 - 122 Seiten
...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 hare often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...course of human hf, , uie to be acquired or ttri ngtlitncd by ii , so as to become habits, ' ' udy on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have olu n poin-s to i,;iin- and compeutors ot a ivi- rsaries lo convtiiti, uadiu wiacli U>i-rciAd \«ai... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | 1812 - 314 Seiten
...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...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 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
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