/ · 1894 Brewer’s · M · Mills of God grind slowly (The)
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“Dii pedes lanatos habent” (Petronius). Vengeance may be delayed, but it will come when least expected.
“The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness He grinds all.”
Longfellow: Retríbution.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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