Short version: false.
Long version: it's complicated... but still false.
First, what is time? Okay... never mind... that's a concept for another time. For the purpose of this discussion, we'll assume that the original phrase means that the passage of 'time' heals all wounds. Which essentially means that all wounds are healed and that they are healed without any outside forces (other than time)... though this distinction will prove unnecessary.
Heal - (Oxford) 1 make or become sound or healthy again. 2 correct or put right (an undesirable situation)... (American Heritage) 1. to restore to or regain health or soundness 2. to set right; repair
The word 'all' implies every one... if there is a single exception, then the entire sentence is false (note: using the word 'all' all but guarantees that your statement will be false unless it is properly modified).
Wounds we will take to be physical, emotional, etc.
As time passes, it seems as though many wounds disappear. That cut you got on your finger when you were a little kid... does it still hurt? That girl/guy who broke your heart way back in high school/middle school (whatever... adjust for your age, and make it awhile back... 30 or older high school, 25 or younger pick, if you're still in high school... obviously go back some)... aren't you over them now?
But then... some wounds never seem to ever really go away. A bad sprain or a broken body part (ahem *ankle*)... you could possibly feel the effects of it for the rest of your life. A deceased loved one (pet, relative, friend, etc.)... the pain never entirely goes away.
Time does NOT heal ALL wounds.
But it's not that simple...
I have found that time can ease the pain of just about any wound (in some way or another). The most painful thing I can think of, the biggest wound that I believe can be inflicted upon an individual, is the loss of a loved one. That loss will probably never be healed, but it will probably get better in time. It gets easier... and it should, because no one should be crippled by an emotional loss for the rest of their life.
My theory: time doesn't heal all wounds; time makes our wounds a part of us. We learn and become stronger (in some way... I'm not getting into the whole "that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger" discussion here today) or better for it. Our wounds stay with us. If they didn't, how would we be who we are?
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