“Once is a mistake. Twice is a decision. Three times is their character”

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Wikipedia: Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souza (/ˈkwɛl.juː, kuˈɛl.juː, -joʊ/ KWEL-yoo, koo-EL-yoo, -⁠yoh, Portuguese: [ˈpawlu kuˈeʎu]; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel The Alchemist is an international best-seller.
     
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Jako de Leon
@jakodeleon
RT @travelkage “Once is a mistake, twice is a choice.”
3:01 AM · Apr 15, 2012
 
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Jamie M. Timbre
@jtimbre
Always remember: once is a mistake, twice is a choice. Never accept anything less than the very best. ✗
11:45 AM · Mar 10, 2013
 
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Jess
@JessyMendiola
Never fall for the same thing twice. Once is a mistake. Twice is a choice.
7:56 PM · Mar 26, 2013
 
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Antonio Miller
December 26, 2013 at 1:31 PM ·
Cheating is a choice not a decision and a mistake repeated more than once is a decision. Paulo Cohelo
 
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StillGlamorus 🤍🪬
@StillGlamorUs
And a mistake repeated more than once is a decision!
12:04 PM · Jul 10, 2014 from Tucson, AZ
 
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IAmBrian💫
@BTheBigGeneral
“And a mistake repeated more than once is a decision.”
1:55 PM · Jul 10, 2014
 
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Beatriz
@mandolinaes
“And a mistake repeated more than once is a decision.” - Paulo Coelho http://tmblr.co/ZNUEYy1NNBFeg
4:21 PM · Aug 4, 2014
 
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Oluwarotimi
@its_me_Rodney
And A Mistake Repeated More Than Once Is A Choice ...
11:52 AM · Sep 1, 2014
 
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Alexandra Rey
@alexandrarey2
A mistake repeated more than once is a choice.
9:01 PM · Oct 6, 2014
   
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༺ devil child ༻
@soy_laprincesa
Once is a mistake. Twice is a decision.
10:47 PM · Oct 6, 2014
 
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Jacquelyn🦋
@jackie_ciccotto
Once is a mistake, twice is a decision.
9:49 PM · Dec 2, 2014
 
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The Frugal Model
@thefrugalmodel
“A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.” -Paulo Coelho
6:01 PM · Dec 4, 2014
 
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u/AhsanMoin—February 26, 2017
A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
   
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@so_luvable
𝒪𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝐼𝓈 𝒜 𝑀𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒.
𝒯𝓌𝒾𝒸𝑒 𝐼𝓈 𝒜 𝒟𝑒𝒸𝒾𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃.
𝒯𝒽𝓇𝑒𝑒 𝒯𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈 𝐼𝓈 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝓇.
𝑅𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒫𝒶𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃 & 𝑀𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒜𝒸𝒸𝑜𝓇𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓁𝓎.
4:25 PM · Mar 12, 2026
 
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Lovely Sharma
March 17, 2026 at 12:24 PM ·
Once is a mistake.
Twice is a decision.
Three times is their character.
Respect the pattern
and move accordingly
- Lovely Sharma 🌻
 
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Emmy Drille
@Iam_emmydrille
Once is a mistake. Twice is a decision. Three times is their character.
1:57 AM · Mar 20, 2026
 
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Pakshal ⚡
@PkshalSanghavi
Once is a mistake.
Twice is a decision.
Three times is their character.
2:49 PM · Mar 20, 2026
 
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Prolific
@prolific2u
Once is a mistake.
Twice is a decision.
Three times is their character.
1:31 AM · Jul 30, 2026
 
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RAY PARDO
@imraypardo.bsky.social
Once is a mistake.
Twice is a decision.
Three times is their character.
Respect the pattern and move accordingly.
12:02 PM · Oct 11, 2026