 The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we...  New Outlook - Page 271953 - 17 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 pages
...90). " The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe ; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the one side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient ; substitute for... | |
 | 1876 - 1204 pages
...her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player...always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to oar cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance. To the... | |
 | 1916 - 688 pages
...the assertion I have italicized is strange to me. And it is false : — " The World is a Chessboard. The Player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always just and patient. But w« aim know to our cost that he never overlook* a mistake or maleen the smallest... | |
 | 1916 - 590 pages
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 | 1894 - 834 pages
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 | Alfred Elwes - 1872 - 306 pages
...or her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. All we know is that his play is always fair, just, and patient ; but, also, that he never overlooks... | |
 | 1886 - 924 pages
...her own. The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. \Ve know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know to our cost that he never... | |
 | 1868 - 556 pages
...her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player...mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance. To the man who plays well the highest stakes are paid with that sort of overflowing generosity with... | |
 | Carl Adolf Buchheim - 1868 - 296 pages
...or her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. All we know is that his play is always fair, just, and patient; but, also, that he never overlooks... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1870 - 448 pages
...her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player...mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance. To the man who plays well, the highest stakes are paid, with that sort of overflowing generosity with... | |
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