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A buon intenditor poche parole.

English translation: Few words to the good listener.

Idiomatic meaning: A word to the wise is sufficient.

A caval donato non si guarda in bocca.

English translation: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

A chi dai il dito si prende anche il braccio.

English translation: Give them a finger and they’ll take the arm.

Idiomatic meaning: Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile.

A ciascuno il suo.

English translation: To each his own.

A confessore, medico e avvocato non tener il ver celato.

English translation: To confessor, doctor, and lawyer do not hide the truth.

A mali estremi, estremi rimedi.

English translation: Desperate times call for desperate measures.

A nemico che fugge, ponti d’oro.

English translation: For the enemy who escapes, golden bridges.

A ogni uccello il suo nido è bello.English translation: To every bird, his own nest is beautiful.

Idiomatic meaning: There’s no place like home.

A rubar poco si va in galera, a rubar tanto si fa cariera.

English translation: Steal a little, go to jail; steal a lot, make a career of it.

A tutto c’è rimedio, fuorchè alla morte.

English translation: There is a cure for everything except death.

Acqua cheta rovina i ponti.

English translation: Silent waters run deep.

Acqua passata non macina più.

English translation: That’s water under the bridge.

Aiutati che Dio t’aiuta.

English translation: Help youself and God will help you.

Idiomatic meaning: God helps those who help themselves.

Al bisogno si conosce l’amico.

English translation: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Al contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il formaggio con le pere.

English translation: Don’t let the farmer know how good cheese is with pears.

Ama il prossimo tuo come te stesso.

English translation: Love thy neighbor as thyself.

Ambasciator non porta pena.

English translation: Don’t shoot the messenger.

Amico di tutti e di nessuno e tutt’uno.

English translation: A friend to all and a friend to none is one and the same.

Avere le mani in pasta.

English translation: To have a finger in the pie.