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"word": "vliegen vang je met stroop en niet met azijn"
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"word": "hunaja toimii paremmin kuin etikka"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "kärpäsiä saa enemmän siirapilla kuin tervalla"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "plus fait douceur que violence"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "on n’attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre"
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "kedvességgel / szép szóval többre mész, mint keménykedéssel"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "si pigliano più mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d'acete"
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "más moscas se cogen con miel que con hiel"
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "vliegen vang je met stroop en niet met azijn"
},
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"word": "kärpäsiä saa enemmän siirapilla kuin tervalla"
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "plus fait douceur que violence"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "on n’attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre"
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"sense": "It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity",
"word": "si pigliano più mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d'acete"
},
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"word": "más moscas se cogen con miel que con hiel"
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"word": "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar"
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