| A watched pot never boils | | If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen it seems to take forever |
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| A wise man changes his mind sometimes, a fool never | | It
is wise to reconsider your plans, ideas, actions in the light of new
information rather than to blindly stick to an earlier decision |
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| A word spoken is past recalling | | What has been said cannot be taken back, so think before you speak |
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| A word to the wise is enough | | You need not be long-winded when speaking to intelligent people or those who understand you well |
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| The way to a man's heart is through his stomach | | Most men love to eat so feed your husband well and he will always love you. |
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| The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong | | Only a morally strong person is able to forgive people who have hurt him |
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| The wish is father to the thought | | Often, you think about and eventually act upon what you wish for |
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| Walls have ears, shoes have tongues | | Be careful what you say and who you speak to |
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| Waste not, want not | | If we're careful and waste nothing we'll never go without things we need. |
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| We never miss the water till the well runs dry | | You only realize the importance of something when it is gone |
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| Wear out one's welcome | | One is no longer welcome, usually because he has become a nuisance |
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| What's done can't be undone | | In
life there are some things once done or decisions once made cannot be
changed; malicious words once uttered or harmful actions once done
cannot be taken back. |
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| What goes around, comes around | | How you treat people is how you will eventually be treated |
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| What goes up must come down | | Things will return to their natural state eventually |
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| What is learnt in the cradle lasts to the tomb | | Everything you learn in life stays with you till you die |
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| What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander | | What is good for one person ought to be good enough for anyone else |
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| What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts | | The disadvantages you suffer in one area are equaled or cancelled by the advantages you win in others |
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| What you sow is what you reap | | You have to face the consequences of your actions |
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| When in Rome do as the Romans do | | When one is in a new place, country or situation he must adapt himself to the new manners and customs. |
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| When one sows the wind one reaps the whirlwind | | When you live too fast-paced or dangerous a life, be prepared for trouble or danger |
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| When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window | | As soon as a happily married couple begin having financial problems and the bills pile up their love will disappear. |
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| When the cat is away the mice will play | | When law enforcers are not present, certain public members will take the opportunity to break the law |
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| When the going gets tough, the tough get going | | Often,
when things become difficult, people who seemed strong o who promised
to help you leave you because they cannot take the pressure |
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| Where there's a will there's a way | | When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it. |
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| Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl | | If we associate with bad companions we, too, will become bad |
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| Willful waste makes woeful want | | Do not waste anything thoughtlessly because you may need it later |
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| Winning isn't everything | | Success is not everything, what you learn in the process of becoming successful is more important |
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| Worship the ground somebody walks on | | Very much in love with somebody |