On the recordFebruary 22, 1842
It is an old and a true maxim "that a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall." So with men.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “It is an old and a true maxim "that a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall." So with men.”
Editor's note · Context
In an address on temperance, Lincoln uses a common maxim to illustrate the effectiveness of kindness over bitterness in influencing people.
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