Langone has not been shy about sharing those opinions with New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan, telling him, «you get more with
honey than with vinegar.»
During our conversations about the Legislature, he repeatedly quoted a homespun homily — «You get more flies with honey
than with vinegar» — from his grandfather Andrea, a grocer who came to America by boat from Southern Italy.
As my grandmother used to say: «You catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar.»
You catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar; in the same way, you partner much more effectively with principals by walking in their shoes a bit rather than demanding they do things your way just because you're the parents.
You've probably heard expressions like «You can catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar,» and every culture has their own version.
You catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar.
They need to review the fable of the wind and sun trying to get the man to take his coat off, and of course, that you catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar.
It's the old, «you catch more bees with honey
than with vinegar» story.
Remember, you get more flies with honey
than with vinegar.
One of the best nuggets: «You can get more flies with honey,
than with vinegar.»