U 1) Union is strength.
V 1) Variety is the spice of life.
*Doing a lot of different things makes life more interesting.
2) Virtue is its own reward.
*You should not expect praise for acting in a correct or moral way.
W1) Walls have ears.
*Be careful. People could be listening.
2) Waste not, want not.
*If you never waste anything, you will have it when you need it.
3) What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve
over.
*If a person doesn't know about something, it cannot hurt them.
4) What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.
*People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.
5) What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
*People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.
6) When the cat's away, the mice play.
*People misbehave when their boss, or the person in authority, is absent.
7) When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
*You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting,
and behave in the same way.
When poverty come in the door, love goes out the
window.
9) Where there's life there's hope.
10) Where there's a will, there's a way.
*A person with determination will find a way of doing something.
11) Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.
*Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead.
12) Wisdom is better than strength.
Wonders will never cease!
Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event (ironic).
13) Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
Worrying over small details can make them seem worse.
Y 1) You are what you eat.
2) You are never too old to learn.
3) You never know what you can do until you try.
4) You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
*You help me and I'll help you