The wheels of justice turn slowly

Meaning: Justice takes time but eventually arrives.

Origin: Ancient Greek proverb attributed to Sextus Empiricus, 2nd century AD.

Translations

• French: La justice a des ailes lentes (literally: Justice has slow wings)
• Spanish: La justicia tarda pero llega (literally: Justice is slow but it arrives)
• Japanese: 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず (Tenmō kaikai so ni shite morasazu) (literally: Heaven's net is wide, but nothing escapes it)

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