And, lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources. The game is so full of events, there... Amusements in Chess - Page 145by Charles Tomlinson - 1845 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Pruen (of Cheltenham.) - 1804 - 338 pages
...present bad appearances in the state of our affairs ; the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources....a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after contemplation, discovers the means of... | |
| Thomas Pruen - Chess - 1804 - 348 pages
...present bad appearances in the state of our affairs ; the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources....a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after contemplation, discovers the means of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search <>j resources. The game is so full of events, there is...variety• of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden •vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after long contemplation, discovers the means... | |
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...And, lastly, We learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in t lie state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favourable...resources. The game is so full of events, there is such a variely of turns in it, the fortune of it is so sudden to vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...by present dad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources....a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after long contemplation, discovers the means... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search oj resources. The game is so full of events, there is...a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, 1 and and one so frequently, after long contemplation, discovers the... | |
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| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...present bad appearances in the state of our affair s^ the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources....a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after long contemplation, discovers the means... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...by preteat bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources....a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after long contemplation, discovers the means... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...affairs, the habit of hoping for a favourable change, and that of persevering in the search oj resource^. The game is so full of events, there is such a variety of turns in it, the fortune of it is so subject to sudden vicissitudes, and one so frequently, after long contemplation discovers the means... | |
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