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the mills of the gods grind slowly

the mills of the gods grind slowly proverb: justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.

Proverb

the mills of the gods grind slowly

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

the mills of the gods grind slowly meaning in Tamil

the mills of the gods grind slowly in Tamil

justice cannot be avoided
அரசன் அன்று கொல்லும், தெய்வம் நின்று கொல்லும் aracaṉ aṉṟu kollum, teyvam niṉṟu kollum

Origin of the mills of the gods grind slowly

Coined by Sextus Empiricus.

Questions about the mills of the gods grind slowly

What does the mills of the gods grind slowly mean?
The mills of the gods grind slowly means justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.
What is the mills of the gods grind slowly in Tamil?
The mills of the gods grind slowly in Tamil is அரசன் அன்று கொல்லும், தெய்வம் நின்று கொல்லும் (aracaṉ aṉṟu kollum, teyvam niṉṟu kollum). See The mills of the gods grind slowly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is the mills of the gods grind slowly?
The mills of the gods grind slowly is a proverb.

Words near the mills of the gods grind slowly in the dictionary

  1. the Mbappé specials
  2. The Meadows
  3. the measles
  4. the measure of a man
  5. the mill cannot grind with water that is past
  6. the mills of the gods grind slowly
  7. the mind boggles
  8. the mixture as before
  9. the moon on a stick
  10. the more fool someone
  11. the more one learns about people, the more one likes one's pet

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