“Caution once forgotten could be forgotten once too often.”
Robert Jordan (1948–2007) American writer
Nynaeve al'Meara
(15 October 1994)
“Twice, adv. Once too often.”
— Ambrose Bierce, book The Devil's Dictionary
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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