If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water. - Yiddish Proverb
As that great philosopher, Mary Poppins, once said, 'A spoonful of sugar makes the feminism go down. - Irene Ziegler
And she gave him a melting smile, the glutinous sweetness of which he devoured with the avidity of a diabetic who swallows a fatal spoonful of jam. - John Collier