cat in gloves catches no mice

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Prov. Sometimes you cannot get what you want by being careful and polite. Jill: I've hinted to Mary several times that I need her to pay me the money she owes, but she just ignores me. Jane: A cat in gloves catches no mice, Jill. Tell her bluntly that you need the money.

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The cat in gloves catches no mice," Ben Franklin once said while commenting about the implications of conflict. Telecommunications showdown in Southern California by Murray, Mike / Los Angeles Business Journal More results

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