All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

Time flies and draws us with it. The moment in which I am
speaking is already far from me.
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Time flies and draws us with it. The moment in which I am
speaking is already far from me.
[Fr., Le temps fuit, et nous traine avec soi:
Le moment ou je parle est deja loin de moi.]

He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.

He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.

Six years--six little years--six drops of time.

Six years--six little years--six drops of time.

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better
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Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better
than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

By-and-by has no end.
[Lat., Modo, et modo, non habebent modum.]

By-and-by has no end.
[Lat., Modo, et modo, non habebent modum.]

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.