plus fait douceur que violence in French

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  "etymology_text": "From the fable Phébus et Borée by Jean de La Fontaine.",
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        "gentleness works better than violence; you'll get more by being kind than by resorting to violence"
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          "english": "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar",
          "word": "on n’attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre"
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          "word": "patience et longueur de temps font plus que force ni que rage"
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      "ipa": "/plys fɛ du.sœʁ kə vjɔ.lɑ̃s/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plus fait douceur que violence"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From the fable Phébus et Borée by Jean de La Fontaine.",
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      "expansion": "plus fait douceur que violence",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar",
      "word": "on n’attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre"
    },
    {
      "word": "patience et longueur de temps font plus que force ni que rage"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
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      "ipa": "/plys fɛ du.sœʁ kə vjɔ.lɑ̃s/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plus fait douceur que violence"
}

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"plus fait douceur que violence" meaning in French

Proverb