Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A rather sure way to be cheated is to think
one’s self more clever than other people.
A raven does not pick out raven’s eye.
A razor blade which eats both ways.
A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it
cannot cut wood.
A real family eats the same cornmeal.
A real friend is one who takes the hand of
his friend in times of distress and
helplessness.
A real friend takes the hand of his friend in
overwhelming worry and fire.
A real scoundrel turned up and they took
off their hats to him.
A really good thing is ever good.
A reckless hussy makes money thieves.
A reconciled friend is a double enemy.
A red apple invites stones.
A red beard and a black head, catch him
with a good trick and take him dead.
A red dog, a red horse, a red man - none of
them are good.
A red lacquer dish needs no decoration.
A red sky means either water or wind; if it
doesn’t rain, it will be fair weather.
A redeemer of people is a walker with peo-
ple.
A red-nosed man may be a teetotaler, but
will find no one to believe it.
A red-nosed man may not be a drunkard,
but he will always be called one.
A reed before the wind lives on, while
mighty oaks do fall.
A reed mat may be old, yet it had killed a
lot of barbell fish. (old people should not
be despised)
A refined kitchen leads to the pharmacy.
A reflection does not see itself.
A regular fighter who discords peace is
bound to be fought by his own anger.
A regular path has no signpost.
A reproof is not poison.
A reserve will not decay.
A resolute heart endures no counsel.
A resourceful man knows to avoid a
disadvantageous situation close at hand.
A restive morsel needs a spur of wine.
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A restless grasshopper eventually ends up
in a birds teeth.
A rich child often sits in a poor mothers lap.
A rich man has more relatives than he
knows about.
A rich man has no need of character.
A rich man is a learned man, a very rich
man is astute.
A rich man is either a rogue or a rogue’s
heir.
A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir
of a scoundrel.
A rich man is happy while he is alive but
sorry when he dies.
A rich man is never ugly in the eyes of a
girl.
A rich man who does not know himself is
worth less than a poor man who does.
A rich man who is stingy is the worst
pauper.
A rich man will get his carriage over the
mountains, a poor man will lose his way
on a level plain.
A rich man without liberality is like a tree
without fruit.
A rich man’s foolish sayings pass for wise
ones.
A rich man’s joke is always funny.
A rich man’s joke is not always funny.
A rich man’s money often hangs him.
A rich man’s wooing need seldom be a long
one.
A rich mouthful, a heavy groan.
A rich widow weeps in one eye and laughs
with the other.
A rich widow weeps with one eye and
signals with the other.
A rich wife is a source of quarrel.
A rickety chair will not long serve as a seat.
A riddle made by God has no solution.
A ridiculous accident has often been the
making of many.
A righteous man by praise will render thee
firm in favor and love.