“Speak to your cow as you would a lady.”
My mother often talked about her grandparents’ experiences with milking cows. Great-grandpa, not known to be a man of tact and patience, would go in on a cold day with cold hands. The cow refused to let herself be milked. Grandpa would get mad, kick over the stool, cut loose with a load of expletives, and leave. Great-grandma, known to be a saintly woman, would go in with warm hands, give the cow a pat, speak soothingly to her, and the cow happily let herself be milked.
That “warm vs.cold” hand trick has other beneficial applications as well.