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Dictionary of Latin Phrases and Proverbs: R

radix omnium malorum est cupiditas
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Avarice is the problem, money itself is not evil.

respice, adspice, prospice
Examine the past, examine the present, examine the future
(look to the past, the present, the future)

respondeat superior
Let the superior answer
(a supervisor must take responsibility for the quality of a subordinate's work)

repetitio est mater studiorum.
Repetition is the mother of studies.

rara avis
A rare bird

reductio ad absurdum
The reducing of a position to a logical absurdity

requiescat in pace
May he/she rest in peace

ruat coelum
Let the heaven fall

rus in urbe
The country in the town