| PROVERB |
| Wake not a sleeping lion. |
| Walls have ears. |
| Waste not, want not. |
| Water is a boon in the desert, but the drowning man curses it. |
| A watched pot never boils. |
| We live in deeds, not in years. |
| Wedlock is a padlock. |
| Well begun is half done. |
| What can't be cured must be endured. |
| What's done cannot be undone. |
| What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. |
| What is the good of a sundial in the shade? |
| What is worth doing is worth doing well. |
| What will Mrs Grundy say? |
| Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. |
| When all men speak, no man hears. |
| When children stand still, they have done some ill. |
| When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. |
| When I lent, I had a friend; when I asked, he was unkind. |
| When in doubt, leave out. |
| When in Rome, do as the Romans do. |
| When one door shuts, another opens. |
| When the cat is away, the mice will play. |
| Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| Where there is smoke, there is fire. |
| While there is life, there is hope. |
| Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. |
| Why keep a dog and bark yourself? |
| A wonder lasts but nine days. |
| A word is enough to the wise. |
| A word spoken is past recalling. |
| Words cut more than swords. |
| Work is worship. |
| The worst wheel of the cart creaks most. |
| You cannot burn the candle at both ends. |
| You cannot catch old birds with chaff. |
| You cannot have it both ways. |
| You cannot have the cake and eat it too. |
| You cannot make a crab walk straight. |
| You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. |
| You cannot put an old head on young shoulders. |
| You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. |
| You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. |
| You may lead a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. |
| You must lose a fly to catch a trout. |
| You never know what you can do till you try. |
