Famous Proverbs
92 Proverbs about Second / Page 4
31. The first will get the credit, even if the second is better.
32. He who heeds the first word of his wife must listen forever to the second.
33. The first favor is a favor, the second an obligation.
34. The first time you cheat me, be ashamed. The second time it is I who must be ashamed.
35. When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend.
36. The first sin makes the bed for the second.
37. The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them.
38. In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments.
39. The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
40. The early bird may catch the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.