Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing. Seneca
Often, even after years, mental states once present in consciousness return to it with apparent spontaneity and without any act of the will; that is, they are reproduced involuntarily. Hermann Ebbinghaus
Islam was like a mental cage. At first, when you open the door, the caged bird stays inside: it is frightened. It has internalized its imprisonment. It takes time for the bird to escape, even after someone has opened the doors to its cage. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing. Latin Proverb
We must sow even after a bad harvest. Danish Proverb
Even after the accusation or rumour has been refuted, a suspicion nonetheless lingers. Swedish Proverb