Someone prefaced their post yesterday with, "whoever said time heals all wounds..."

[weaktwos]

Which made me wonder, who did say that time heals all wounds?

Cursory investigations show a lot of folks refuting that time alone heals wounds, ranging from the bitter to the humorous. So who said it?

Well, I still don't know. But I do know that Hippocrates, who died in 370BC was attributed with this quote:

"Healing is a matter of
time, but it is sometimes also
a matter of opportunity."

Also, as a homage to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, I'm pronouncing Hippocrates as "Hippo-crayts" and not "Hyp-poc-rateez". Anyone at home is welcome to play along.

So, I think we can argue that some moron prior to Hippocrates made the claim that time heals all wounds. Though not strongly argue. After all, some drunken scribe could have added "all" later on when translating from greek to latin to english. Who knows?

All I know is that I wanted an excuse to share my alternate pronounciation of Hippocrates.

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Alwasys makes me think of this sonnet from Edna St. Vincent Millay

[(Anonymous)]

TIME does not bring relief; you all have lied
Who told me time would ease me of my pain!
I miss him in the weeping of the rain;
I want him at the shrinking of the tide;
The old snows melt from every mountain-side,
And last year’s leaves are smoke in every lane;
But last year’s bitter loving must remain
Heaped on my heart, and my old thoughts abide!

There are a hundred places where I fear
To go,—so with his memory they brim!
And entering with relief some quiet place
Where never fell his foot or shone his face
I say, “There is no memory of him here!”
And so stand stricken, so remembering him

Re: Alwasys makes me think of this sonnet from Edna St. Vincent Millay

[imlac.livejournal.com]

Whoops, that was me

Re: Alwasys makes me think of this sonnet from Edna St. Vincent Millay

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing. :) That's fantastic.