War makes robbers, and peace hangs them, [29], [106]

War with all the world, and peace with England, [209]

Wash a dog, comb a dog, still a dog remains a dog, [31], [401]

Wasting is a bad habit, sparing a sure income, [338]

Watching a woman is labour in vain, [176]

Water afar does not quench a fire at hand, [67]

Water is the strongest drink; it drives mills, [176]

Water past will not turn the mill, [67], [195]

Water, smoke, and a vicious woman, drive men out of the house, [67] (See Smoke, &c.)

Water washes everything, [263]