If at first you don't succeed, buy a better ship.

If you can't beat 'em, blob 'em....
If you can't blob 'em, bait 'em....
If you can't bait 'em, dock up and call it a day...

Make a mistake once, call it ignorance....
Make the same mistake twice, call it inexperience....
Make the same mistake thrice, call it stupidity...
There is no cure for stupidity....