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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Rudder

Who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock. Who won't listen to reason must bear the consequences, like a ship that runs upon a rock if it will not answer the helm.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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