Walls have ears.
☆ Meaning:
Be careful. People could be listening.
Waste not, want not.
☆ Meaning:
If you never waste anything, you will have is when you need it.
What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.
☆ Meaning:
People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.
What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
☆ Meaning:
People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
☆ Meaning:
If a person doesn't know about something, it cannot hurt them.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
☆ Meaning:
You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting and behave in the same way.
When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.
☆ Meaning:
When a couple loses everything, their relationship becomes difficult.
When the cat's away, the mice play.
☆ Meaning:
People sometimes misbehave when the person in authority, is absent.
Where there's a will there's a way.
☆ Meaning:
If you are determined to do something, you will find a way to do it.
Where there's life there's hope.
☆ Meaning:
As long as a person is breathing, there is hope for recovery.
Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.
☆ Meaning:
Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.
Wisdom is better than strength.
☆ Meaning:
It is preferable to use one's intelligence than one's physical strength.
Wonders will never cease!
☆ Meaning:
Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event.
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
☆ Meaning:
Worrying over small details can make them seem worse.
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