time heals all wounds
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Traditional sentiment, in the form “time is the healer of all necessary evils” used by Greek dramatist Menander (c. 342–290 BCE).[1]
Proverb
- Negative feelings eventually fade away.
- Synonyms: time heals, time is a great healer, time is a great healer of all wounds, time heals all hurts, time heals all sorrows, time heals all things
- 1910, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter II, in Morning Star:
- “We quarrelled long ago, did we not, and many years have passed since we met, but Time heals all wounds and—welcome, son of my father. I need not ask if you are well,” and he glanced enviously at the great-framed man who knelt before him.
Translations
negative feelings eventually fade away
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See also
References
- Jennifer Speake, editor (2015), “time is a great healer”, in Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, 6th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 319.
Further reading
- “time heals all wounds”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “time heals all wounds” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
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