"time heals all sorrows" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} time heals all sorrows
  1. Alternative form of time heals all wounds Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: time heals all wounds
    Sense id: en-time_heals_all_sorrows-en-proverb-lmUXCa8J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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