Time heals all wounds

Meaning: Emotional pain fades with the passage of time.

Origin: Ancient Greek origin, attributed to Menander.

Translations

• French: Le temps guérit toutes les blessures (literally: Time heals all wounds)
• Spanish: El tiempo todo lo cura (literally: Time cures everything)
• Japanese: 時が全てを癒す (Toki ga subete wo iyasu) (literally: Time heals everything)

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