"we cannot alter the past, But we can be alert in the future"
---when it comes to graft and corruption---
thnx.. :)
(5 star for the best explntn)
2007-11-11 02:08:21 · 3 answers · asked by jeanleenor 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
what ever happened is done and we can not change what has happened, however we must be on the lookout to make sure that no one is taking bribes (graft) and breaking the laws (corruption) or making people take bribes
2007-11-11 02:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Dangermanmi6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, the quote means: what's done is done. Use your awareness of the mistake to avoid making it again in the future.
It's a thematic variation on the quotation George Santayana is best known for: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
2007-11-11 12:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by JMH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means this:
"Fool me once--shame on you...
Fool me twice--shame on me."
2007-11-11 10:52:54 · answer #3 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋