All covert all lose.
贪多损失大。
Greed has no limits.
贪得无厌
One cannot eat one's cake and have it.
你不可能在吃蛋糕的同时又拥有它。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林,不如一鸟在手。(劝告人们不要贪心,应该知足常乐。)
face the music
是指要面对现实,勇于承担后果、接受惩罚;
penance,atonement
赎罪
Steve broke window and had to face the music.
Steve打破了窗户,不得不受点教训。