proverb · Words worth keeping
Even after the wound is healed, the scar remains.
Even after the wound is healed, the scar remains.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A scar remaining after a wound heals gives past harm an image of continuing effects. The saying distinguishes an ended event from everything it leaves behind.
What the words are saying
This is not a medical finding or a prediction about physical healing. A useful social interpretation respects lasting memory or consequences without declaring recovery impossible. Support and accountability can remain relevant even after an immediate problem ends, and no visible mark is required to validate someone’s experience.
Everyday example
Someone continues appropriate support after an immediate conflict ends rather than assuming all consequences disappeared.
When to use it
Use it as a qualified lasting-consequences image, not a prognosis.
What it does not mean
No medical outcome or visible proof required for harm 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 wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 934; PDF page 82; collection label: Transylvania Province of Romania
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Transylvania Province of Romania