1614 American Proverbs / Page 58
1141.
Reason succeeds where force fails.1142.
Religion is the best armor in the world, but the worst cloak.1143.
Republicans will do anything for the poor except get off their backs.1144.
Reputation is what you are in the light; character is what you are in the dark.1145.
Rise early, live soberly, and apply yourself with industry.1146.
Roots of evil bear bitter fruits.1147.
Saying and doing are two different things.1148.
Scandal will rub out like dirt when it is dry.1149.
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.1150.
See the weakest fruit drops earliest to the ground.1151.
Seek not to be consoled but to console.1152.
Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.1153.
Self-help is the best help.1154.
Send a fool to the market, and a fool he'll return.1155.
Set a frog on a golden stool, away it hops to reach the pool.1156.
She who is a beauty is half married.1157.
Sheep-killing dogs are vicious.1158.
Silence is golden, speech is silver.1159.
Silence is the best answer to the stupid.1160.
Silks and satins, scarlet and velvet, put out the kitchen fire.