This phrase means that being kind and gentle is often more effective in getting people to cooperate or do what you want, compared to using harsh or negative tactics. In other words, showing kindness and positivity can lead to better outcomes than using criticism or negativity.
It means that more can be accomplished by being pleasant than by being disagreeable.
Ex) Ask her nicely. Remember, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Because flys like Honey which is weet but they dont like vinegar
Them saying is you can catch more flies with honey.
If you are a happy, nice person you are more likely to have more friends than an angry or sad person. Honey is sweet but vinegar is not.
"Tart words make no friends" and "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar" are figures of speech. They imply that you will not make anybody like you by being short or rude. Kindness makes friends.
No. The saying is "catch more bees with sugar than with vinegar". No one wants to catch flies. They're useless and annoying, not to mention dirty. But bees, on the other hand, can make you honey, which rhymes with money :) bling bling!!!
you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar
The phrase I've heard is slightly different: "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar", which means being sweet-tempered will get you what you want sooner than being sour-tempered. ...which begs the question: Why would you want bees in the first place?
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sorry i have also been trying to figure this one out I believe this was first coined by St. Francis de Sales
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This is not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. This makes perfect sense. It is a proverb or saying. If you have something sweet, you'll be able to attract more attention than if you have something sour.
This is not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. This makes perfect sense. It is a proverb or saying. If you have something sweet, you'll be able to attract more attention than if you have something sour.