Proverbs with the letter "R, S"
- Rather be a dog in peace, than to be a man in chaos.
- Meaning: Rather be a dog in a peaceful land, instead of being a man in a land of war.
- Revenge is sweet.
- Meaning: There is satisfaction in returning an injury.
- Rome was not built in a day.
- Meaning: It takes a long time to do a job properly. You should not expect to do it quickly.
- Save me from my friends.
- Meaning: Friends can be more dangerous than enemies.
- Saying is one thing, doing is another.
- Meaning: People don't always do what they announce.
- Short reckonings make long friends.
- Meaning: Debts paid quickly encourage friendship.
- Silence gives consent.
- Meaning: If you don't object to something it can be assumed that you agree with it.
- Silence is golden.
- Meaning: sometimes it is better not to say anything.
- Simple minds think alike.
- Meaning: Simple things please/amuse simple minds.
- Six of one, and half a dozen the other.
- Meaning: Describes two actions with the same result, or two things that are essentially the same.
- Snug as a bug in a rug.
- Meaning: Feeling very comfortable.
- Spare the rod and spoil the child.
- Meaning: If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character.
- Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.
- Meaning: Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not.
- Still waters run deep.
- Meaning: A quiet person can have much knowledge or wisdom.
- Stolen fruit is the sweetest.
- Meaning: Forbidden things are the most tempting.
- Strike while the iron is hot.
- Meaning: Seize the moment. Take the opportunity now; don't waste it.
- Rebuke should have a grain more of salt than of sugar.
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Rebuke with soft words and hard arguments.
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Red sky at night shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning.
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Repetitio Mater Memoriae.
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Respect starts with yourself.
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Revenge is a dish best served cold.
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Riches have wings.
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Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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Rolling stones gather no moss.
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Rules were meant to be broken.
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Rule: Never perform card tricks for the people you play poker with.
§ - Same meat, different gravy.
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Same trouble, different day.
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Same shit, with different flies on it.
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Say something nice or say nothing at all.
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See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day.
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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
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Seeing is believing.
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Seek and ye shall find.
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Seek water in the sea.
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Self trust is the first secret of success.
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Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.
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Set a thief to catch a thief.
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Seven's a banquet nine a brawl.
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Shallow graves for shallow people.
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Ships happen. -Navy saying.
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Shit or get off the pot.
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Short judgments make long friends.
§ - Short lived pleasure is the parent of pain.
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Short prayers reach heaven.
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Shrouds have no pockets.
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Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
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Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous.
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Simplicity is the seal of truth.
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Six feet of earth make all men equal.
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Sloth is the key to poverty.
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Slow and steady wins the race.
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Slow but sure.
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Slow help is no help.
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Smile, and the world smiles with you; cry, and you cry alone.
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So close, yet so far.
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Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
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Soft words win hard hearts.
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Some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you.
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Some have been thought brave because they didn't have the courage to run away.
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Some evils are cured by contempt.
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Some people are born hammers, others anvils.
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Some who will not speak against another, in the end does them harm.
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Someone who gossips to you will gossip about you.
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Something worth doing is worth doing well.
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Something you don't want is dear at any price.
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Soon enough is well enough.
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Speak as you find.
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Speak and the man shall be shown.
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Speak little and to the purpose.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick.
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Speak the truth and shame the devil.
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Speak when you are spoken to.
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Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune.
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S tart small; T hink tall; R each over the wall; I nvest your all; V isualize the mall; E xpect you may fall; but, if you fall, that's not all; get up and STRIVE again.
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Step by step one goes very far.
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Straightn not the dog's tail even in the bamboo hollow.
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Stupid is as stupid does.
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Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.
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Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
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Success is a journey not a destination.
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Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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