“Sadness flies away on the wings of time.”
Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695) French poet, fabulist and writer.
“On the wings of Time grief flies away.”
Sur les ailes du Temps la tristesse s'envole.
Book VI (1668), fable 21.
Fables (1668–1679)
Variant: Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
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