| pigliano piu mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d’aceto. You catch more flies with honey than a barrel of vinegar. |
“Gli affari sono affari.”
“Business is business.” |
“Calunnia, calunnia, che a tirar dell’aqua, al muro sempre se n’attacca.” “If you throw enough mud, some of it will stick.” |
| Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. | Where there is a will, there is a way. | Money has no friends. |
| Something that smells rotten usually is. | If you strike out at someone when your angry, be careful not to strike yourself. | Opportunity makes the thief. The thief who has no opportunity calls himself an honest man. |
| Teach your tongue to say I don’t know. | Nothing weighs less than a promise. | The man who plays alone always wins. |
| If you allow your enemies or your friends think you are equals they will immediately think they are your superiors. | After a victory sharpen your knife. | Silence makes no mistakes. |
| No mans credit is worth more than his cash. | If you must lie, be brief. | Strike first and you will strike last. |
| Always draw the snake from its hole with another man’s hand. | All who snore are not sleeping. | There is no such thing as a harmless enemy. |
| Women, wind and luck soon change. | Better your enemies overestimate your stupidity then your shrewdness. | When skating on thin ice, skate fast. |
| A runaway nun speaks ill of her convent. | Silence makes no mistakes. | If you are never in the street, you can never know it. |
| If you don’t spot the mark in your first half hour , you are it. | Wolves lose their teeth but not their nature. | Money is welcome even if it comes in a dirty sack. |
| Out of 15 who flatter, 14 lie. | When you are angry close your mouth and open your eyes. | A thousand friends is not enough, a single enemy is. |
| “Chi dorme non piglia pesci, le ore del mattino hanno l’oro in bocca.” “An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.” “The early bird catches the worm.” |
“Ogni simile ama il suo simile, Dio li fa è poi li accoppia.” “Birds of a feather, flock together.” |
“Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani.” “Mai lasciare il certo per l’incerto.” “E meglio un fringuello in tasca |
| When they are little, they step on your toes. When they grow up, they step on your heart. (Children) | Your destiny is there. | Do as I say, not as I do. |
| “Prendere due piccione con una fava.” “To kill two birds with one stone.” |
“Tempo è danaro.” “Time is money.” |
“Chi ha tempo non aspetti tempo.” “Time and tide wait for no man.” |
| “Volere è potere.” “Where there is a will there is a way.” |
“Chi cerca trova.” “Seek till you find.” “Seek and ye shall find.” |
“Battere il ferro quando è caldo.” “Make hay while the sun shines.” “Strike while the iron is hot.” |
| The fish is killed by its open mouth. | To deceive an enemy, pretend you fear him. | The wife of a careless man is almost a widow. |