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This resource includes the best-known proverbs in the English language from around the world with quotations that provide a history of each proverb. Discover the story behind "Never say never," "It takes one to know one," and "Once bitten, twice shy."
On this page: race: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong to run: You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

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race: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong

rain: Rain before seven, fine before eleven

rains: It never rains but it pours

raise: It is easier to raise the Devil than to lay him

reason: There is reason in the roasting of eggs

receivers: If there were no receivers, there would be no thieves

red: Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning

reed: A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall

remedy: There is a remedy for everything except death

revenge: Revenge is a dish that can be eaten cold

revenge: Revenge is sweet

revolutions: Revolutions are not made with rose-water

rich: The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter

ride: If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus

rides: He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount

rising: A rising tide lifts all boats

road: The road to hell is paved with good intentions

roads: All roads lead to Rome

robin: Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind

robin: The robin and the wren are God's cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God's mate and marrow

rocket: Up like a rocket, down like a stick

rolling: A rolling stone gathers no moss

rome: Rome was not built in a day

rome: When in rome, do as the Romans do

room: There is always room at the top

rope: Give a man rope enough and he will hang himself

rope: Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged

rose: No rose without a thorn

rotten: The rotten apple injures its neighbour

royal: There is no royal road to learning

ruled: Who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock

rules: Rules are made to be broken

run: If you run after two hares you will catch neither

run: You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

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