Rags, which are the reproach of poverty, are the beggar's robes and graceful insignia of his profession, his tenure, his full dress, the suit in which he is expected to show himself in public. Lamb.
Rail not in answer, but be calm, / For silence 40 yields a rapid balm; / Live it down! Dr. Henry Rink.
Railing and praising were his usual themes; / And both, to show his judgment, in extremes; / So over-violent or over-civil, / That every man with him was god or devil. Dryden.
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favour of one's wit against one's good nature. Montaigne.
Raillery is sometimes more insupportable than wrong; because we have a right to resent injuries, but it is ridiculous to be angry at a jest. La Roche.
Railway travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel. Ruskin.
Rainy days will surely come; / Take your 45 friend's umbrella home. Saying.
Raise nae mair deils than ye're able to lay. Sc. Pr.
Raison d'état—A reason of state. Pr.
Raison d'être—The reason for a thing's existence.