you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar

you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar

proverb You are more likely to get the results you want from other people if you treat them with kindness or flattery as opposed to scorn or aggression. I think the kids would visit you more if you were nicer to them. You can catch more flies with honey than you can vinegar, you know. A: "Half my team just told me they are quitting!" B: "Well, maybe they wouldn't leave if you didn't scream at them every time something went wrong. After all, you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar."

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