This is a list of popular Somali proverbs starting with R:
Rag waa raggii hore, hadalna waa intuu yiri: Real men are the men of old, and real words are those they pronounced.
Rag waa shaah, dumarna waa sheeko: Men like tea, women like conversation.
Rag haween ayaa kala hor mariya
~It’s the women who make some men succeed where others fail
Rag tag lama dhago ee wuxuu ku tago ayaa la tusiya.
“One doesn’t tell a man ‘go away’ but one shows him something so he will go.”
Rag waxaa u liita ma toshe, ma tashade iyo ma tashiishe
~The worst man is he who never sews, never consults and never economizes ( There is no social value for he who can’t consult his mind, can’t manage his assets wisely or can’t help himself otherwise)
Roonaa Rabbaa og; Only God knows what is best.Runi rag waa ka nixisaa, waxse ma yeesho: Truth can frighten a man, but it does not harm him.
Run iyo ilkaba waa la caddeeyaa: Truth and teeth should both be polished.