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walls have ears
walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs
wanton kittens make sober cats
war is hell
war is too important to be left to the generals
war will cease when men refuse to fight
waste not, want not
water finds its own level (in. water seeks its own level)
water is the only drink for a wise man
water seeks its own level
we all have our cross to bear
we all make mistakes
we have nothing to fear but fear itself (in. the only thing we have to fear is fear itself)
we must eat a peck of dirt before we die
we must learn to walk before we can run
we must take the bad with the good
wealth makes many friends
wear you learning like your watch, in a private pocket
wedlock is a padlock
Wednesday's child is full of woe
welcome is the best cheer
well begun is half done
what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
what can you expect from a pig but a grunt?
what can't be cured must be endured
what everybody says must be true
what goes around, comes around
what goes up must come down
what has happened once can happen again
what man has done, man can do (in. whatever man has done, man may do)
what must be, must be (in. what will be, will be)
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
what the soldier said isn't evidence
what will be, will be
what you don't know can't hurt you
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
what you put off wnd what you put on, never change till May be gone (in. ne'er cast a clout till May be out)
what you see is what you get
what you've never had you never miss
what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh
what's done cannot be undone
what's good for General Motors is good for America
what's got over the devil's back is spent under his belly
what's in a name?
what's new cannot be true
what's past is prologue
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
what's yours is mine and what's mine is my own
whatever man has done, man may do
when a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is news
when a man's single, his pockets will jingle
when Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
when all fruit fails, welcome haws
when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war
when house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent
when in doubt, do nothing
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
when one door closes, another one opens
when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window
when the cat's away the mice will play
when the going gets tough, the tough get going
when the wind is in the east, 'tis neither good for man nor beast
when the wine is in, the wit is out
when the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the windpw (in. when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window)
when the worst comes, the worst is going (in. when things are at the worst they begin to mend)
when thieves fall out, honest men come by their own
when things are at the worst they begin to mend
when two ride one horse, one must sit behing (in. if two ride on a horse, one must ride behind)
when you are at Rome, do as Rome does (in. when in Rome, do as the Romans do)
when you are in a hole, stop digging
when you argue with a fool, make sure he isn't similarly engaged
when you go to dance, take heed whom you take by the hand
where bees are, there is honey
where God builds a church, the devil will build a chapel
where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise
where one door shuts another opens
where the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered
where there are bees, there is honey (in. where bees are, there is honey)
where there's a will there's a way
where there's life there's hope (in. while there's life there's hope)
where there's muck there's brass
where there's no vision, the people perish
where there's smoke, there's fire (in. there's no smoke without fire)
where the tree falls, there it shall lie (in. as a tree falls, so shall it lie)
which came first, the chicken or the egg?
while the cat is away, the mice will play
while the grass grows, the steed starves
while there's life, there's hope
while two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it
whiskey and gasoline don't mix
who excuses himself accuses himself (in. he who excuses himself accuses himself)
who has land has war
who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl
who knows most, speaks least
who repairs not his gutters repairs his whole house
who says A must say B
who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock
whom the gods love die young
whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad
whose bread I eat, his song I sing
whosoever draws his sword against the prince must throw the scabbard away
why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
why keep a dog and bark yourself?
why should the devil have all the best tunes?
wide ears and short tongue are the best
willful waste makes woeful want
wine has drowned more men than the sea
wink at small faults
winning isn't everytning, it's the only thing
winter finds out what summer lays up
wisdom goes beyond strength
wisdom is better than rubies
wise men learn by their other men's mistakes, fools by their own (in. learn from the mistakes of others)
wishes won't wash dishes
with age comes wisdom
with friends like that, who needs enemies?
without sleep, no health
wonders will never cease!
work before play
work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion
work never hurt anybody
worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due
worry kills more men than work (in. it's not work that kills, but worry)
worse things happen at sea

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