The righteous man falls oft, / Yet falls but soft; / There may be dirt to mire him, but no stones / To crush his bones. Quarles.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them. Bible.
The "rights" of men in any form are not worth discussing; the grand point is the "mights" of men—what portion of their "rights" they have a chance of getting sorted out and realised in this confused world. Carlyle.
The riotous tumult of a laugh is the mob-law 45 of the features, and propriety the magistrate who reads the Riot Act. Holmes.
The risings and sinkings of human affairs are like those of a ball which is thrown by the hand. Hitopadesa.
The river has its cataract, / And yet the waters down below / Soon gather from the foam, compact, / And, just like those above it, flow. Dr. W. Smith.
The river remains troubled that has not gone through a lake; the heart is impure that has not gone through a sorrow. Rückert.
The road's afore you, the sky's aboon you. Pr.
The road to resolution lies by doubt. Quarles.
The road to ruin is always kept in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it. Pr.