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music and audio jazzWho first said fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me?
Similarly, you may ask, who said fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me?
George W. Bush botches a classic aphorism, saying,"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas,probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once,shame on — shame on you. Fool me —you can't get fooled again."
Moreover, what does fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me mean?
Proverb. fool me once, shame on you;fool me twice, shame on me. After being trickedonce, one should learn from one's mistakes and avoid beingtricked in the same way again.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool metwice, shame on me. Prov. After being trickedonce, one should be wary, so that the person cannot trickyou again.