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| A bad mill has also a bad pivot. Modern Greek. | 1 |
| A greedy mill grinds all sorts of corn. | 2 |
| As good water goes by the mill as drives it. | 3 |
| By going gains the mill and not by standing still. Spanish. | 4 |
| He who goes to the mill gets befloured. Italian. | 5 |
| His mill will go with all winds. | 6 |
| I am loth to change my mill. | 7 |
| In vain does the mill clack if the miller his hearing lack. | 8 |
| It is the master wheel that makes the mill go round. French. | 9 |
| Mills will not grind if you give them no water. | 10 |
| Much water passes by the mill that the miller perceives not. Italian. | 11 |
| Much water runs by the mill while the miller sleeps. Danish. | 12 |
| No mill, no meal. | 13 |
| That brings water to the mill. | 14 |
| The best of the mill is, the sacks can’t speak. | 15 |
| The corn passes from hand to hand, but it comes to the mill at last. African. | 16 |
| The corn that is taken to a bad mill will be badly ground. Danish. | 17 |
| The first at the mill grinds first. Italian. | 18 |
| The mill does not grind with water that is past. French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese. | 19 |
| The mill gains by going, and not by standing still. Spanish. | 20 |
| The mill must be of two stones (two persons are required for friendship). Turkish. | 21 |
| The mill of the gods grinds slowly, but it grinds fine. Greek. | 22 |
| The mill that is always grinding grinds coarse and fine together. Irish. | 23 |
Though the mills of God grind slowly,
Yet they grind exceeding small.
Though with patience he stands waiting,
With exactness grinds he all. Longfellow. | 24 |
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