„Time heals all wounds.“
Diem adimere aegritudinem hominibus.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman philosopher and statesman -106 - -43 BC
Truly from Terentius, Heautontimorumenos, Act III, scene i
Misattributed
„Time heals all wounds.“
— Stephen King, book Hearts in Atlantis
Misattributed
Source: Hearts in Atlantis
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American author 1947Related quotes
„It's a long life, sweetheart, and time heals all wounds.“
— Cheryl Strayed, book Torch
Source: Torch
„Time wounds all the heals, as we fade out of view.“
— Josh Homme American musician 1973
"I Sat By the Ocean", ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Lyrics, Queens of the Stone Age
„Time does not heal all wounds; there are those that remain painfully open.“
— Elie Wiesel writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor 1928 - 2016
A Jew Today (1978)
„They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite“
— Cassandra Clare, book Clockwork Prince
Source: Clockwork Prince
— Jonathan Nolan British-American screenwriter, television producer, director and author 1976
Source: Memento mori
„Time may heal wounds, but it does not erase the scars.“
— Jane Yolen, book Briar Rose
Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 72)
„The wound that’s made by fire will heal,
But the wound that’s made by tongue will never heal.“
— Thiruvalluvar, book Tirukkuṛaḷ
Verse XIII.9
Tirukkural
— Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy American philanthropist and mother of John F. Kennedy 1890 - 1995
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.
— Sandra Seacat American acting teacher and actress 1936
As quoted in "The Role of Their Dreams" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/fashion/07dreams.html?pagewanted=2 by Sarah Kershaw, in The New York Times (May 6, 2009)
— Jodi Picoult, book The Pact
Variant: The mind is a remarcable thing. Just because you can’t see the wound doesn’t mean it isn’t hurting
Source: The Pact
— Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist 1918 - 2013
1990s, Inaugural celebration address (1994)
„The wounds of the spirit heal and leave no scars.“
— John O'Donohue Irish writer, priest and philosopher 1956 - 2008
„Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.“
— Novalis German poet and writer 1772 - 1801
As quoted in Quote, Unquote (1989) by Jonathan Williams, p. 136
„We can heal all our wounds
We can use our own names.“
— Jacques Brel Belgian singer-songwriter 1929 - 1978
If Only We Have Love (1957)
Context: If we only have love
We can reach those in pain
We can heal all our wounds
We can use our own names.