Catch more flies with honey than with vinegar!
First used as an analogy, it doesn't literally mean to catch flies although you will find flies in a bowl of honey if it is left uncovered (more than you will in a bowl of vinegar). It means when you are nice to someone you are more likely to get a positive response than if you were not so nice.
To avoid the annoying task of chasing flies in enclosed areas, an alternative was used to lure flies to traps with little effort. Flies are repelled by sour smells such as vinegar, but are attracted to sweet smells like honey. To capture a fly, pour honey on something and set it out in the open. When a fly lands on the honey, it becomes stuck. I could not find the origin after searching many websites but this information is commonly known.
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The phrase is true, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. That phrase is even true with people, because if they are nice people will be nice to them.
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