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Vinegar Quotes

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

In James Boswell 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' (1785) 5 October 1773

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

"The (Real) Governator". Interview with Lisa Depaulo, www.gq.com. December 14, 2011.

A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.

Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.117, Barnes & Noble Publishing

The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a portion of chips... you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.

"Sid Waddell's quotes: 13 of the best" by Lizzy Davies, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2012.

You do not get more with honey than with vinegar!

"You Can Never Not Fight Back!". Interview with Alisa Solomon, www.villagevoice.com. December 7, 2004.

I am from the working class. I am now what I was then. No amount of balsamic vinegar and Prada handbags could make me forget what it was like to be poor.

"I didn't know what Adrian Mole looked like - well, not until I saw John Major on the telly". Interview with Alex Clark, www.theguardian.com. November 6, 2009.

Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature.

Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.1, Courier Corporation

I could eat bloody Elvis - if you put enough vinegar on him.

Anthony Bourdain (2010). “A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal”, p.252, Bloomsbury Publishing USA