fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
- fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
Earlier, and still current, with the verb deceive.
1611 Tarlton’s Jests (1844) 11 For Who deceives me once, God forgive him; if twice, God forgive him; but if thrice, God forgive him, but not me, because I could not beware.
1650 A. WELLDON Secret History of King James I (1690) 88 The Italians having a Proverb, He that deceives me Once, it’s his Fault; but Twice it is my fault.
1659 N. R. Proverbs English, French, Dutch, Italian & Spanish 54 He that deceives me once, it is his faul[t]; if twice, it is mine.
1980 Forbes 17 Mar. 69 The important thing in dealing with the Japanese is not to believe everything you hear. Or, as the saying goes: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
2001 Washington Times 3 Oct. A17 You know the old saying, ‘Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.’ How does that apply in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 act of war against our country?
2002 P. LOVESEY Diamond Dust xxx. 297 ‘Did you give him any?’ ‘No. I wouldn’t be so daft. You know that old saying? He that deceives me once, shame fall him; if he deceives me twice, shame fall me.’
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fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me — This means that you should learn from your mistakes and not allow people to take advantage of you repeatedly … The small dictionary of idiomes
fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me — This means that you should learn from your mistakes and not allow people to take advantage of you repeatedly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
once — see once a , always a once a priest, always a priest once a whore, always a whore once bitten, twice shy you can only die once fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me … Proverbs new dictionary
twice — see fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me he gives twice who gives quickly lightning never strikes the same place twice measure twice, cut once once bitten, twice shy opportunity never knocks … Proverbs new dictionary
fool — see a fool and his money are soon parted a fool at forty is a fool indeed there’s no fool like an old fool a fool may give a wise man counsel children and fools tell the truth fortune favours fools … Proverbs new dictionary
shame — noun see fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me verb see tell the truth and shame the devil … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
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