Many flies are strongly attracted to feces because it provides food and, for some species, a place to lay eggs. Honey attracts some flies too, but “dogshit catches more flies than honey” is biologically quite plausible.
So your version of the proverb may actually have the empirical advantage.
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Many flies are strongly attracted to feces because it provides food and, for some species, a place to lay eggs. Honey attracts some flies too, but “dogshit catches more flies than honey” is biologically quite plausible.
So your version of the proverb may actually have the empirical advantage.