There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come - even if it came in a - living room - or to someone - with a humble living.
Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.
Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
Force cannot transmit a moral principle: moral ideas can be received only through the reason of the heart.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
Time is still the great mystery to us. It is no more than a concept; we don't know if it even exists.