A fox is not taken twice in the same snare
A fox is a reference to a clever person and the snare denotes a mistake or pitfall. A clever person does not make the same mistake twice as he... Read more →
Proverbs with the word Twice
Opportunity seldom knocks twice
Another proverb tells us that Fortune knocks at least once at every man's gate, but that does not necessarily mean that it will knock a second... Read more →
He gives twice who gives quickly
The person who gives immediately is twice as helpful as the one who gives too late. The proverb is a translation of the Latin Bis dat qui cito... Read more →
A good tale is none the worse for being told twice
Children, in particular, love to hear a story again, however many times they heard it before. ‘Mummy, please tell me the story of the girl who... Read more →
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
If I am foolish enough to allow him to deceive me on one occasion, I have only myself to blame if I let him do it again.