“The wounds of the spirit heal and leave no scars.”
“Even when the wound is healed, the scar remains.”
Maxim 236
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
Variant: Even when there is no law, there is conscience.
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Publilio Siro 112
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“Time may heal wounds, but it does not erase the scars.”
Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 72)

“The scar of fire, the dint of steel,
Are easier than Love's wounds to heal.”
Canto II
The Troubadour (1825)
Variant: It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.

“The scars remain and the wounds are still deep.”
Scottish Government's relationship with Europe (July 11, 2007)