you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

A form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar — It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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APA

you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20catch%20more%20flies%20with%20honey%20than%20with%20vinegar

MLA

“you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20catch%20more%20flies%20with%20honey%20than%20with%20vinegar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20catch%20more%20flies%20with%20honey%20than%20with%20vinegar.

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