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Funny Sayings
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A river is not contaminated by having a dog drink from it.
A rock offered by a friend is like an apple.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
A rose is a rose is a rose.
A rose issues from thorns.
A rosy-cheeked woman always has a difficult destiny.
A rotten egg cannot be spoiled.
A rotting fish begins to stink at the head.
A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.
A rumor goes in one ear and out of many mouths.
A runaway horse punishes itself.
A runaway monk never speaks well of his convent.
A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman.
A sack is best tied before it is full.
A sack of rice on which duty has not yet been paid’
A sack was never so full but that it would hold another grain.
A sad bride makes a glad wife.
A saddle fits more backs than one.
A satisfied man is happy even if he is poor; a dissatisfied man is sad even if he is rich.
A scabby head fears the comb.
A scalded cat is afraid of cold water.
A scalded dog thinks cold water hot.
A scholar’s ink lasts longer than a martyr’s blood.
A seat in the council is honor without profit.
A secret imparted is no longer a secret.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
A secret sin is half forgiven.
A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.
A sensuous and intemperate youth transfers to old age a worn-out body.
A serpent, though put in a bamboo tube, cannot crawl straight.
A servant and a cock must be kept but one year.
A servant’s eye hath as high a reach as a lord’s look.
A service done to the unwilling is no service.
A shadow is a feeble thing, but no sun can drive it away.
A shady lane breeds mud.
A shamefaced man seldom acquires wealth.
A sharp rebuke makes a quick payment.
A sharp tongue or pen can kill without a knife
A sheep’s bite is never more than skin deep.
A ship and a woman are ever repairing.
A ship and a woman ever require mending.
