 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 other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we...  The Athenaeum - Page 1071870Full view - About this book
 | Arminianism - 1876 - 1204 pages
...is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to oar cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes...one who plays ill is check-mated — without haste, hut without remorse." (Selected Euays, pp. 24, 26.) And again, he speaks of ignorant and lawless men... | |
 | Great Britain - 1886 - 924 pages
...man who plays well the highest stakes are paid, with that sort of overflowing generosity which with the strong shows delight in strength. And one who...checkmated — without haste, but without remorse." I have elsewhere endeavoured to show the purifying and ennobling influence of science upon religion... | |
 | 1868 - 874 pages
...one of the two players in a game of his or her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are...remind some of you of the famous picture in which, Eetzsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Carl Adolf Buchheim - 1868 - 296 pages
...side is hidden from us. All we know is that his play is always fair, just, and patient; but, also, that he never overlooks a mistake or makes the smallest...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Eetzch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - Science - 1870 - 400 pages
...one of the two players in a game of his or her own. The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Eetzsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Alexander MacLeod - Church and social problems - 1870 - 328 pages
...side is hidden from us. All we know is that his play is always fair, just, and patient ; but, also, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Retsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | John Campbell Shairp - Christianity - 1870 - 174 pages
...the smallest allowance for ignorance. To the man who plays well the highest stakes are paid with that overflowing generosity with which the strong shows...without haste, but without remorse. My metaphor,' Professor Huxley proceeds, ' will remind some of you of the famous picture in which Retzsch has depicted... | |
 | 1870 - 590 pages
...well the highest stakes are paid with that sort of overflowing generosity with which the игопк shows delight in strength. And one who plays ill is checkmated without hastf, ''«( without remorse. My metaphor will remind some of you of the famous picture in which Kutsch... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - Evolution (Biology) - 1871 - 408 pages
...us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also \vc know, to our cost, that ho never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Eetzsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Preaching - 1871 - 780 pages
...other side is hidden from us; we know that His play is always fair, just, and patient; but we also know to our cost that He never overlooks a mistake...is checkmated without haste, but without remorse." And this is all that Professor Huxley seems to believe and know of the "Player on the other side who... | |
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