Thought for the day...

A rich man’s foolish sayings pass for wise ones.


A rich man is never ugly in the eye of a girl.


A rich man knows not his friends.


He is not rich who is not satisfied.


An azz is but an azz though laden with gold.

 

Enough is great riches.


He alone is rich who makes proper use of his riches.


Riches and cares are inseparable.


Riches and virtue do not often keep each other company.


The abuse of riches is worse than the want of them.

 

The poorest truth is better than the richest lie.


A little house well filled, a little land well tilled, and a little wife well willed are great riches.


If you ride a horse, sit close and tight; if you ride a man, sit easy and light.


He who can’t ride a gentle horse must not attempt to break a mad colt.


There’s more to riding than a pair of boots and a cowboy hat.

 

The dread of ridicule extinguishes originality in its birth.


A wise man may look ridiculous in the company of fools.


In the hands of a good shot every rifle is deadly.


Better to limp upon the right way than to ride upon the wrong.


Many love to praise right and do wrong.

 

Nothing can be great which is not right.


One of the worst crops is fruit that never ripens.


It is necessary to risk something.


Two cocks in one yard do not agree.


Even the greatest rivers must run into the sea.

 

Water never dries up in an old river.


A great man and a great river are often bad neighbors.


The nearer the inn, the longer the road.


Long robe, little science.


A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.

 

If you pity rogues you are no great friend of honest men.


Never did innocence and mystery long together dwell.


Women rouge that they may not blush.


He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.


He that is carried down the stream need not row.

 

The highest form of wisdom is kindness.


If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, why do you need tomorrow?


Poverty is no shame but neither is it an honor.


What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth.

 

A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.


Rubbish is only matter out of place.


Rudeness will repel when courtesy would attract friends.


One man’s wealth is often many men’s ruin.


There is no rule without an exception.

 

Submit to the rule you yourself laid down.


He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.


Rule youth well and age will rule itself.


Rust wastes more than use.


Better to wear out than to rust out.

 

The better the day, the better the deed.


Always put the saddle on the right horse.


The way to be safe is to never feel secure.


Better to be safe than sorry.


Were there no fools, there would be no wise men.