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Proverbs Beginning with [C] Caesar's wife must be above suspicion Call a spade a spade Call me Ishmael The calm before the storm A can of worms A car in every garage and a chicken in every pot Carpe diem Carthage must be destroyed Cast your bread upon the waters [Be good to others; be a generous giver without expecting immediate reward in return, and you will be rewarded over time.] [Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.---Old Testament, Ecclesiastes 11:1] Cat got your tongue? A cat has nine lives [The proverb is used in reference to people who go through difficult times and survive.] A/The cat in gloves catches no mice The cat is out of the bag. [Originally the saying meant to reveal a trick following an attempt to sell a cat instead of a pig. Now used to mean that a secret has been revealed.] Catch-22 C'est la vie [That's life] A chain is as strong as its weakest link A chain is no stronger than its weakest link Character is destiny [Personality and habitual behavior determine non's destiny.] Charity begins at home The check is in the mail [The saying is used to avoid responsibility, especially for financial debts.] Cheer up, it's not the end of the world A chicken in every pot [Prosperity for all the people.] Chicken Little was right. [A saying] The chickens have come home to roost [One has to face the consequences of one's past actions.] The child is the father of the man [William Wordsworth] Children and fools tell the truth Children should be seen and not heard Choose the lesser of two evils Circumstances alter cases. Civility costs nothing A clean bill of health Cleanliness is next to godliness Close but no cigar [Close, but not close enough to get a cigar as a prize for hitting a target at a carnival shooting contest.] [A saying] Clothes don't make the man Clothes make the man A/The cobbler should stick to his last [One should not interfere in matters in which one is not knowledgeable or informed.] A cobbler's child is always the worst shod Cold hands, warm heart [A reserved, cool exterior may disguise a kind heart.] Combine business with pleasure Coming events cast their shadows before Committee - The unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the unnecessary. [A saying] Comparing apples and oranges [Comparing completely different things.] Comparisons are odious [Don't pass judgment on a person by comparing him with another. People should be judged on their own merits.] Confession is good for soul. Consider the lilies of the field [And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: / And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.---Matthew 6:28-29, Authorized Version, 1611] Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds Constant dropping wears away a stone [Constant dripping wears away the stone] Contraries are cured by contraries. Could everything be done twice it would be done better. The course of true love never did run smooth [Problems may crop up even in the most passionate of courtships and the best of marriages.] A coward dies a thousand deaths The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one. The coward dies many times Cowards die many times before their death. Cream always comes to the top [The best will always rise to prominence and win recognition] Crime does not pay Crime doesn't pay Crossing the Rubicon Cry (yell) uncle The cup is either half empty or half full The cure is worse than the disease Curiosity killed the cat Curses, foiled again. [A saying] Curses, like chickens, come home to roost The customer is always right Cut the coat according to the cloth (Cut your coat according to your cloth ) |