Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases Part 30

1362. RIGHT HAND. Let not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth.

1363. RISETH. He that riseth betimes hath something in his head.

1364. RIVER. Follow the river and you'll get to the sea.

1365. ROAD. Rich country, bad road.

1366. ROOST. A bird can roost upon but one branch.

1367. ROLLING STONE. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

1368. ROME. When you are at Rome, do as Rome does.

1369. ROME. Rome was not built in a day.

1370. RUDDER. He that will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.

1371. ROSE. The fairest rose at last is withered.

1372. ROTTEN APPLE. A rotten apple injures its companions.

1373. RUGGED STONE. A rugged stone grows smooth from hand to hand.

1374. RULE. There is no rule without an exception.

1375. RULES. Love rules his kingdom without a sword.

1376. RUNS. He that runs fastest gets the prize.

1377. RUNS FAST. He that runs fast will not run long.

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1378. SACK. It's a bad sack will abide no clouting.

1379. SACK. Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it.

1380. SADDLE. Set the saddle on the right horse.

1381. SADNESS. Sadness and gladness succeed each other.

1382. ST. DAVID'S DAY.

Upon St. David's day, Put oats and barley in the clay.

1383. ST. STEPHEN.

Blessed be St. Stephen; There's no fast upon his even.

1384. SAIL. Make not your sail too large for your ship.

1385. SALMON. Salmon and sermon have their season in Lent.

1386. SALT. Catch a bird by putting salt on its tail.

1387. SAND. You can't make ropes of sand.

1388. SAUCE. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

1389. SAUCE. Sweet meat must have some sauce.

1390. SAVE.

If youth knew what age will crave, It sure would strive to get and save.

1391. SAVE. Who will not save a penny, shall never have many.

1392. SAVING. Saving is getting.

1393. SAVING. It's useless saving at the spigot and spending at the bung-hole.

1394. SAVING. Of saving cometh having.

1395. SAY. Learn to say before you sing.

1396. SAYING. Saying and doing are two things.

1397. SAYS. If a man says little he thinks the more.

1398. SAY WELL.

"Say well," and "do well," end with one letter; To say well, it is well, but to do well is better.

1399. SCABBED SHEEP. One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.

1400. SCALD. Scald not your lips in another man's pottage.

1401. SCALDED CAT. A scalded cat fears cold water.

1402. SCEPTRE. A sceptre is one thing, a ladle another.

1403. SCHOLAR. A mere scholar a mere a.s.s.

1404. SCHOLARS. The greatest scholars are not always the wisest men.

1405. SCORNING. Scorning is catching.

1406. SCOTCH MIST. A Scotch mist will wet an Englishman through to the skin.