good things come in threes

English

Proverb

good things come in threes

1. If a fortunate event has already occurred twice, a third fortunate event is likely to occur.

   Coordinate term: bad things come in threes

Translations

several fortunate events usually occur together

• Finnish: ei kahta ilman kolmatta (literally “no two without a third”) (not exclusively of good things)
• French: jamais deux sans trois (fr)
• German: Alle guten Dinge sind drei
• Italian: non c'è due senza tre (literally “there is no two without three”)
• Polish: szczęścia chodzą parami (fortunate things come in pairs)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: бог тро́ицу лю́бит (bog tróicu ljúbit)
• Swedish: alla goda ting är tre (literally “all good things are three”)

See also

• third time's a charm
• third time lucky