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Rackless youth maks ruefu’ eild.—Raw leather raxes.
Raise nae mae deils than your able to lay.
Rather spoil your joke than tine your friend.
Raw dawds mak fat lads.—Rich fou’k hae routh o’ friends.
Rich fo’k’s wit rives puir fo’k’s jaws.—Rob Peter to pay Paul.
Ride fair and jaup nane.—Right wrangs nae man.
Rob Gib’s contract, stark love and kindness.
Rome was nae bigget in ae day.—Royet lads may mak sober men.
Rooks and writers are ay to be found about ruined houses.
Roose the ford as ye find it.—Rue and time grow baith in ae garden.