Who said “Fooled once shame on you, fooled twice shame on me.”?

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SourceRecorded in Wolfgang Mieder, A Dictionary of American Proverbs (1992), p. 353–

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American Proverb (n.d.). Fooled once shame on you, fooled twice shame on me. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15520-fooled-once-shame-on-you-fooled-twice-shame/

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American Proverb. “Fooled once shame on you, fooled twice shame on me.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15520-fooled-once-shame-on-you-fooled-twice-shame/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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American Proverb. “Fooled once shame on you, fooled twice shame on me.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15520-fooled-once-shame-on-you-fooled-twice-shame/.

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