 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.  The Boston News-letter: And City Record - Page 1171826Full view - About this book
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1845 - 376 pages
...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 competitor? or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...hy it, so as to hecome hahits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to...degree, the effects of prudence, or the want of it. By playing at clieea then, we learn, I. Foresight, which looks a little into futurity, considers the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to...degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at chess then, we learn, I. Foresight, which looks a little into futurity, considers the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 312 pages
...by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, m which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to...and in w'hich there is a vast variety of good and Ul events, that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence or the want of itBy playing at chess then,... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - 1849 - 178 pages
...by it; so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to...degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. " 1. Foresight, which looks a little into futurity, considers the consequences that may attend an action... | |
 | Reuben Roy - 1849 - 126 pages
...by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to...degree, the effects of prudence or the want of it. By playing at Chess then we learn, I. Foresight, which looks a little into futurity, and considers... | |
 | 1850 - 554 pages
...to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habite I ready on all occasions : for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to...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, " First — Foresight,... | |
 | Mrs. Warren (Eliza) - 1751 - 206 pages
...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,...adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast PROBLEM I. — White to give Cheek-mate in two moves. SOLUTION IN NEXT NUMBER. variety of good and... | |
 | 1852 - 644 pages
...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...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, " First — Foresight,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...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...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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