The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A mill cannot grind with the water that is past. (Italian)
All is grist that comes to the mill. (Unknown)
Every miller draws the water to his own mill. (French)
He who has come to the mill first does not grind last. (Roman)
He who remains in the mill grinds, not he who goes to and fro. (Spanish)
No mill, no meal. (German)
The corn that is taken to a bad mill will be badly ground. (Danish)
The miller does not see everything that floats by his mill. (Roman)
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind finely. (Irish)
The mills of the gods grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small. (Greek)
Water past will not turn the mill. (Spanish)
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