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Proverbs Beginning with [R] Rats desert a sinking ship Read my lips. [I assure you I speak the truth. I am being totally honest here.] Records are made to be broken. Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning shepherd's warning. Remember the Alamo! Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's. [Keep politics separate from religion.] The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. [Written by "Mark Twain", after a newspaper mistakenly published his obituary. The form is now often used to refer to any exaggeration.] The rest is history. [The result is a natural reaction to what came before, and the end of the story is well known to everybody.] Revenge is a dish that can be eaten cold. Revenge is sweet. [Retaliation brings satisfaction.] The reverse side also has a reverse side.--- Japanese proverb The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. A rising tide will lift all boats. [An improvement in one area of society will improve quality in every other sphere.] The road to hell is paved with good intentions Rob Peter to pay Paul [Take money that should rightfully go to one person or institution and give it to another that's virtually the same as the first.] A rolling stone gathers no moss Rome was not built in a (one) day Root, hog, or die. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. [The inherent qualities of a rose remain the same no matter what you call it.] The rotten apple injures its neighbor The rotten apple spoils the barrel. A Rube Goldberg machine. [An exceptionally complicated machine (or design) that performs very simple tasks.] Rules are made to be broken. |