Soft fire makes sweet malt
Слабый огонь варит сладкий солод. Смысл: добрым словом многого добьешься.
Ласковое слово не трудно, а споро.
Другие пословицы:
- There is no smoke without fire
- To draw water in a sieve
- He carries fire in one hand and water in the other
- Out of the frying-pan into the fire
- The fat is in the fire
- Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us
- To build a fire under oneself
- The scalded dog fears cold water
- A little fire is quickly trodden out
- A great ship asks deep waters
- Follow the river and you'll get to the sea
- Beware of a silent dog and still water
- One fire drives out another
- To add fuel (oil) to the fire (flames)
- There is no fire without smoke