A small amber glass hourglass containing a pale curled swirl on a charcoal and amber background.

Original artwork, not a still

Euripides

Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This personifies time as an eventual truth-teller. Nothing needs to be pried out through questioning, because time speaks on its own. The image suggests patience is rewarded, since time will eventually reveal everything without anyone needing to force it.

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