Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
The full saying is "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." It means that being tricked or deceived once is the fault of the person who tricked you, but if you allow it to happen again, then you are also At Fault for not learning from the mistake.
The first time you have been fooled, you can be forgiven as it being unexpected. The second time you have been fooled means you are foolish for falling for it AGAIN! Actually the quote is "Fool me once it's your fault, fool twice it's mine."
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.
fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me.
Effectively you can't. Once the basis of mutual trust has been shattered you may forgive the partner but the basis of your relationship will have changed.....( as the saying goes, fool me once - shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!).
The third line from the saying "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" is "fool me twice, shame on me."
The first time I ever heard it was on an episode of Star Trek (the original series). Scotty said it, I believe. Chekov said it was a Russian proverb.
What need for a quote? The Fool, alone among all of Lear's followers, sticks with him as he heads into the storm. That action speaks louder than any words.
Fool Me Once--- - 2013 is rated/received certificates of: UK:15
fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me.
george bush
Frasier - 1993 Fool Me Once Shame on You Fool Me Twice--- 2-14 was released on: USA: 7 February 1995
Benjimin Franklin