I think the phrase was coined by H.L. Mencken. Great man by the way.
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You say "Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me!"This means, if you play a trick on me and I fall for it, shame on you for fooling me. But if you play a trick on me and I fall for it again, then shame on me for being foolish.
Prayer of a Common Man was created on 2008-04-22.
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