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Proverbs starting with C

1: Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.
states that:

2: Calamity is man’s true touchstone.
suggests that:

3: Call no man happy untill he dies
meaning that:

4: Care is no cure
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5: Catch as catch can
means:

6: Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance
suggests that:

7: Catch the bear before you sell its skin.
similar to:

8: Catching is before hunging.
signifies that:

9: Caution is the parent of safety.
advices that:

10: Charity begins at home.
signifies that:

11: Cheapest is the dearest (=most expencive).
said to mean that:

12: Cheaters never prosper
said for :

13: Cheek brings success.
suggests that:

14: Child is father of the man
expresses that:

15: Children and fools must not play with edged tools.
means that:

16: Children are certain cares but uncertain comforts
used to mean that:

17: Children are poor men’s riches.
suggests that:

18: Choose an author as you choose a friend.
because:

19: Christmas comes but once a year.
meaning that:

20: Circumstances alter cases.
means that:

21: Civility costs nothing
expresses that:

22: Claw me, and I will claw you.
meaning:

23: Cleanliness is next to godliness.
signifies:

24: Clogs to clogs in three generations
used to say that:

25: Clothes do not make the man.
suggests that:

26: Come live with me and you'l know me
declares that:

27: Coming events cast their sahdows before
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28: Common fame is seldom to blame
means that:

29: Company in distress makes trouble less.
similar:

30: Comparisons are odious
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31: Confess ang be hanged
suggests that:

32: Confession is the first step to repentance.
supposes that :

33: Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet.
said for :

34: Conscience makes cowards of us all
used to mean that:

35: Constant dropping wears away a stone
shows that:

36: Constant occupation prevents temptation.
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37: Counsel is no command.
clarifies that:

38: Courtesy is contagious
used to say that:

39: Creditors have better memory than debtors.
because:

40: Crime doesn't pay
warning:

41: Cross the bridge when you come to it
advices:

42: Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
means that:

43: Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven
expresses the belief that :

44: Crows do not pick crow’s eyes.
meaning that:

45: Curiosity killed the cat.
it states:

46: Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
said to mean that:

47: Custom is a second nature.
used to say that:

48: Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
said to mean that:

49: Cut off your nose to spite your face
used :

50: Cut your coat according to your cloth.
meaning: