1717. WAR (GOOD). He that makes a good war makes a good peace.
1718. WARES (GOOD). Good wares make quick markets.
1719. WARM. He that is warm thinks all are so.
1720. WARM. He is wise enough that can keep himself warm in winter.
The head and feet kept warm, The rest will take no harm.
1722. WASHING. There's no washing the blackamore white.
1724. WASTE. Wilful waste makes woeful want.
1725. WATCH. Good watch prevents misfortune.
1726. WATCH. You may be a wise man though you cannot make a watch.
1727. WATCHED POT. A watched pot never boils.
1729. WATER. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
1730. WAX. He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun.
1731. WAY. Where there's a will there's a way.
1732. WAYS (MORE). There are more ways to kill a dog than hanging.
1733. WAYS. To him that wills ways are not wanting.
1734. WEAKEST. Let the weakest go to the wall.
1735. WEAKEST. Where it is weakest there the thread breaketh.
1736. WEALTH. Their folly pleads the privilege of wealth.
1737. WEARER. The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.
1738. WEARING. Everything is the worse for wearing.
1739. WEARS. Constant dropping wears the stone.
1740. WEATHER. 'Tis pity fair weather should do any harm.
1741. WEATHER (CHANGE). Any flat can talk of change of weather.
1742. WEDDING. Wedding and ill-wintering tame both man and beast.
1744. WEDS. Who weds ere he be wise shall die ere he thrive.
1745. WEEP. As great a pity to see a woman weep, as to see a goose go barefoot.
1746. WELCOME. As welcome as the flowers in May.
1747. WELCOME. "Welcome death," quoth the rat, when the trap fell down.
1748. WELCOME. Welcome is the best dish on the table.
1750. WELL. When the well is dug it is easy enough to pump.
1751. WELL-DOING. Be not weary of well-doing.
1752. WELL-ORDERED. All things are soon prepared in a well-ordered house.
1753. WELLS. Well-drawn wells give the sweetest water.
1754. WEPT. I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.
1755. WHET. A whet is no let [hindrance].
1756. WHISTLE. You may pay too dear for your whistle.
1757. WHY. There's ne'er a why, but there's a wherefore.
1758. WIDE. Wide will wear but narrow will tear.
1759. WIFE. Choose your wife on Saturday, and not on a Sunday.
1760. WIFE. He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated.