Rudder.

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

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Rubber of Whist (A)
Rubens Women
Rubi
Rubicon
Rubonax
Rubric
Ruby
Ruby (The)
Ruby (The Perfect)
Ruchiel
Rudder
Ruddock
Ruddy-mane [Bloody-hand]
Rudge (Barnaby)
Rudiger
Rudolphine Tables (The)
Rudolstadt (La Comtesse de)
Rudra
Rue
Rue
Rue