a watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。
a wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本壞書危害無窮。
a wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。
a wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。
a wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非凡之想。
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智者通權達變，愚者剛愎自用。
a wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不恥於改變初衷。
a wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。
a wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聰明的人能隨機應變。
a woman's work is never at an end. 婦女的活計做不完。
a useful trade is a mine of gold. 一樣有用的手藝是取之不盡的財富。
a valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword. 勇士的神色勝過懦夫的刀劍。
a wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 決心趕到目的地，浪漢何懼雨來淋。
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