Which adage best describes the paragraph?

jess and randy had a big argument. it was about something that happened at the football game. the other players were careful not to mention it for many months afterward. they didn't want to see a repeat performance of the fight.

a.
honey catches more flies than vinegar.

b.
let sleeping dogs lie.

c.
a friend in need is a friend indeed.

d.
once bitten, twice shy.

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According to the study, a is when you string one quote after another in an essay without connecting them

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.