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BELIEF
THE MILLS OF GOD GRIND VERY SLOWLY, BUT VERY FINE.
TRANSLATION OF:
GOTTES MUEHLEN MALEN LANGSAM, ABER TREFFLICH FEIN.
Submitter comment:
IN THE SENSE THAT GOD'S PATIENCE IS ENDURING, BUT THERE WILL BE
A DAY OF RECKONING.
INFORMANT SAID THIS IS A VERY OLD GERMAN SAYING AND BELIEF
SHE HEARD OFTEN WHEN LIVING IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GERMANY ; FERNDALE ; REGENSBURG
James Callow Keyword(s): GERMAN OBSERVATION ; GERMAN WARNING ; PROPHECY
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 12-04-1967