Rain before seven; fine before eleven. 雨过天晴。
Rain comes after sunshine, and after a dark cloud, a clear sky. 晴日之后有雨水，乌云过去见青天。
Rats leave (or desert or forsake) a sinking ship. 船沈鼠先窜。
Readiness is all. 有备无患。
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 读书养神，锻链健身。
Reading makes a full amn, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man. 博览群书使人完美无瑕，冥思苦想让人深刻精邃，论证阐述让人头脑清晰。
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 读书使人渊博，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。
Read not books alone, but men. 不要光是读书，还要识人。
Ready money is a ready medicine. 现钱等于成药。
Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for. 真正的学问，像其他一切有价值的东西一样，是不容易得到的，必须学习、钻研、思考，最重要的是必须有迫切的要求。