A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

KISSING goes by favour
□1616 T. DRAXE Adages 62 Kissing commeth by fauour. 1621 BURTON Anatomy of Melancholy II. iii. Offices are not alwaies given..for worth. [note] Kissing goes by Favour. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 225 Kissing goes by Favour. Men shew Regard, or do Service, to People as they affect. 1880 BLACKMORE Mary Anerley II. iii.
‘I should like.. to give you one kiss, Insie.’.. Before he could give reason in favour of a privilege which goes proverbially by favour, the young maid was gone. 1929 ‘L. THAYER’ Dead Man’s Shoes i. Kissing goes by favour all along the line. 1976 K. BONFIGLIOLI Something Nasty in Woodshed xii. Tell you what, Jock; you forget to mention hot buttered crumpets to Mrs Mortdecai and I’ll forget to mention about you pinching her caviare. Kissing goes by favour, you know. "bribery and corruption
kissing see also when the GORSE is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion.
kitchen see if you don’t like the HEAT, get out of the kitchen.
kitten see WANTON kittens make sober cats.
knees see BETTER to die on your feet than live on your knees.
knew see if YOUTH knew, if age could.
knock see OPPORTUNITY never knocks twice at any man’s door.
To KNOW all is to forgive all
Cf. 1807 MME DE STAEL Corinne III. XVIII.v. tout comprendre rend tres-indulgent; also 1908 E. TERRY Story of my Life 116 I had taken a course for which all blamed me, perhaps because they did not know enough to pardon enough—savoir tout c’est tout pardonner.
□1864 R. H. HORNE Prometheus the Fire-Bringer 48 To know all, is to forgive. 1952 K. FULLER Silken Cord xv. After all, to know all is to forgive all, as my poor dear father used to say. 1974 ‘H. CARMICHAEL’ Most Deadly Hate xviii. ‘They say to know all is to forgive all,’ Piper said. ‘Except the killing of Arthur Harlow.’ "forgiveness; tolerance