Wounds of the heart can hide, but they never close.

What it means

Dumas says moral wounds stay fresh and bleed when touched. Hiding a hurt is not healing it. Deal with what still aches.

The source

"Wounds of the heart can hide, but they never close." Alexandre Dumas said it in The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 86. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

"Les blessures morales ont cela de particulier qu'elles se cachent, mais ne se referment pas"

Original French, The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 86. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870). French novelist of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–46), the story of a sailor wrongly imprisoned who escapes and returns.

Questions

What does "Wounds of the heart can hide, but they never close." mean?

Dumas says moral wounds stay fresh and bleed when touched. Hiding a hurt is not healing it. Deal with what still aches.

Who said "Wounds of the heart can hide, but they never close."?

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870). Source: The Count of Monte Cristo, ch. 86.

What is the original French?

Les blessures morales ont cela de particulier qu'elles se cachent, mais ne se referment pas. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

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