proverb · Words worth keeping
Love makes time pass away and time makes love pass away.
Love makes time pass away and time makes love pass away.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying first makes love pass the time and then makes time pass love. The reversed relationship contrasts absorbed companionship with the possibility that affection changes.
What the words are saying
The repeated words exchange roles to create a bittersweet comparison. The supplied gloss narrows the second half to forgetting after a breakup, while the wording allows a broader change in love over time. A responsible reading does not prescribe a healing deadline or predict that every bond will fade.
Everyday example
Someone appreciates how quickly a shared evening seemed to pass while recognising that relationships can change over time.
When to use it
Use it to explain the reversal without presenting decline or recovery as inevitable.
What it does not mean
No fixed emotional timetable, inevitable loss of love or universal response to separation is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 835; PDF page 118
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.