The English version is "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar", which at least in English makes more sense, since in English "sugar" generally impli

The English version is "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar", which at least in English makes more sense, since in English "sugar" generally implies dry granulated sugar. You're not going to catch any flies with that. (Ironically, you'd probably catch more with the vinegar, since some would go to it for the moisture and a few would drown.) /tangent