to marry once is a duty, twice is folly, thrice is madness

to marry once is a duty, twice is folly, thrice is madness
var: to marry once is a mistake; to marry twice is fatal
syn: the first wife is matrimony; the second, company; the third heresy
одружитися один раз – обов'язок, двічі – помилка, тричі – божевілля ≅ перша жінка від Бога, друга від людей, третя від чорта перша жінка суджена, друга – раджена, а третя – від чорта не дай боже тричі женитися, а три рази селитися

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.

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