the mills of the gods grind slowly

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Sextus Empiricus.

Proverb[edit]

the mills of the gods grind slowly

  1. Justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.

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References[edit]

  • Christine Ammer (1997) “mills of the gods grind slowly”, in American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, first edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 421.