By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight. . . Second: Circumspection. . . Third: Caution. … - Benjamin Franklin

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Ever since a small boy, I have loved just to look at the mountains, to see them in different lights and from different angles, to feel their rough rock under my fingers and the breath of the winds against my feet. . . I am in love with the mountains.

Benjamin Franklin

By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight. . . Second: Circumspection. . . Third: Caution. . . 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 chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources

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