English Explanatory Dictionary

you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. It is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice to others.

Word forms

you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone

Etymology

Attributed to 20th-century American mobster Al Capone.

Related words

speak softly and carry a big stick
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