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Proverbs Beginning with [W] Wait till next year. [A saying] Waiting always lasts long Walls have ears Want is the mother of industry. War is hell. War is too important to be left to the generals. Warts and all. [Including all defects.] Waste not, want not Watch my lips Watch what we do, not what we say. [One should be judged by one's actions, not by one's words.] A watched pot never boils [If you hang around, waiting for something to happen, it never will.] Water seeks its own level. [People tend to rise or sink to their level of competence; we usually find ourselves among people who are much like us.] Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink. [Despite being surrounded by something, you still can't benefit from it.] [Samuel T. Coleridge] The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. [The easiest way to win a man is to feed him well.] Way to go! [Well done!] We are all alone We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed We have met the enemy, and they are ours. [We have engaged the enemy and defeated them.] We have nothing to fear but fear itself. We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. [Benjamin Franklin] We must learn to walk before we can run We must walk before we run. We only live once. We pay when old for the excesses of youth. We shall overcome. [We will eventually win our struggle.] We're only young once. Wealth makes many friends. Weave in faith and God will find the thread Well begun is half done Wham! Bam! Thank You, Ma'am! [Alluding to perfunctory sexual intercourse] What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. [Walter Scott] What are you driving at? [Tell me what you're implying. This saying is used when someone's hint or implication is not clear.] What can go wrong, will go wrong. What can't be cured must be endured What did the President know, and when did he know it? What goes around comes around What goes up must come down What has happened once can happen again. What is bred in the bone will appear in the flesh. What is worth doing at all is worth doing well What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander What makes someone tick? [What motivates someone? The saying derived from a question about clocks: A person's character is compared to the workings of a clock.] What must be, must be What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve for. [If a person is unaware of something unpleasant or dangerous, he or she cannot be concerned about it. Often used to justify keeping something secret.] What the eye does not admire the heart does not desire What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar. [The country would be better off if it had excellent products at affordable prices.] What will be, will be What you don't know can't hurt you. [This expression is usually used as an excuse for not telling someone about something.] What you see is what you get. Whatever goes up must come down. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. What's black and white and red all over? [Barbara Bee, One Thousand Riddles(1882). The answer is "A newspaper"] What's done cannot be undone What's done is done. What's good for General Motors is good for America. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. What's in a name? [Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet] What 's past is prologue. [What has already happened is just the beginning.] What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. [What applies for one person should equally be applied to another.] The wheel comes full circle. [The situation has reverted to one similar to the way it started. Often used to mean that one is going to be punished for his actions.] The wheel that does the squeaking is the none that gets the grease. [Whoever makes the biggest fuss gets all the attention.] When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is news. When a lady says no, she means perhaps; when she says perhaps, she means yes; when she say yes, she is no lady. When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman? When all else fails, read the directions. [A saying] When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing When I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun. When in doubt, consult your inner child When in doubt, do nothing. When it rains, it pours When in Rome, do as the Romans do When one door closes (shuts), 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 situation gets critical, those who aren't weak-willed work harder and never give up.] When the sun shineth, make hay When the will is ready the feet are light When the wine is in, the wit is out When X speaks, Y listens. [X's prestige is high, so Y has no other choice but to listen when X speaks. The word speak may be replaced with talk. ] When you are not strong, you must be smart When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action When you come to a fork in the road, take it. [When you have to make a choice, do it.] When you eat a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.--- Vietnamese proverb When you got it, flaunt it. When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. When you're hot you're hot. When you're hot you're hot, and when You're not, you're not. Where are the snows of yesteryear? [Why doesn't anything last?] Where do we go from here? [What is our next move?] Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise Where there's a will, there's a way Where there's life there's hope. Where there's no vision, the people perish. Where there's smoke, there's fire. Where's the beef? [When do we get to the heart of the matter?] Which came first, the chicken or the egg? While between two stools my tail to to the ground While there is life there is hope While two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. Who's minding the store? [A saying] Wonders will never cease. Who's counting? [No one cares, so go ahead and do as you please.] Who's minding the store? [Who is in charge?] Who spits against the wind, it falls in his face Who will bell the cat? Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad Whom the Gods love die young Whose bread I eat, his son I sing. [I am loyal to whoever feeds me.] Will you still respect me in the morning? [A saying] Win this one for the Gipper. [If you need a reason to win, do it for someone who inspires you.] Winners need their losers A winner never quits, and quitter never wins. Winning isn't everything. Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. [Nothing matters but winning.] The winter of our discontent. [A time of dissatisfaction.] [Shakespeare] Wisdom is better than rubies. [It is more important to be wise than rich.] The wisdom of Solomon. [And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.---Kings 4:34, Authorized Version ] With malice toward none, with charity for all. [With ill will toward no one and kindness for everyone.] [Abraham Lincoln] With such friends, one hardly needs enemies. [People who have untrustworthy friends don't need enemies.] A/The wolf in sheep's clothing. Work before play. The wolf is at the door. A woman's place is in the home. [The proverb is considered prejudicial, old-fashioned, and offensive to women.] A woman's work is never done. [There is always something for a woman to do around the house. The proverb is now often used to celebrate the wider achievements of women.] Women and children first. [A saying] A word to the wise is sufficient. Words once spoken you can never recall. Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die. [The rich promise us a better life when we die.] Work never hurt anybody. [If you think you're too delicate to work for a living, you're wrong.] The work will teach you how to do it.--- Estonian proverb Workers of the world, unite! [Marx and Engels] The world is a stage and all the men and women merely players. The world is an (one's) oyster. [If you have a lot of money, you can have anything you want.] The worm turns. The worst is yet to come. Would you buy a used car from this man? [Do you trust this man?] Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. |