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Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs A common shipwreck is a consolation to all. A communal field is ruined by the bears. A con’s no shorn by kempers. A confused man is like the drowning man who asks for pears from the willow tree. A connoisseur never comes to the end of desire. A constant guest is never welcome. A contented ass enjoys a long life. A contented man is always rich. A contented mind is a continual feast. A contented stomach, a forgiving heart; but an empty stomach pardons nothing. A continuous fever even grounds the lion. A contract is a contract is a contract... but only between Ferengi. A cook make, a thief takes. A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you. A coral reef hardens into land. A coral reef strengthens into land. A corn swallowed by a fowl will never germinate in its belly. A corpse doesn’t have time to cover its pubic region. A cough assists a musician when he hesitates. A cough will stick longer by a horse than a peck of oats. A country can be conquered from the back of a horse but may not be ruled in the same manner. A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization. A country without freedom is like a prison- er with shackled hands. A couple married on Monday is headed for a fall. A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend. 12 A court case is not bartered for with cassava. (It is not good to agree to be bribed at a court case.) A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed. A courtier should be without feeling and without honour. A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. A covetous abbot for one offering loses a hundred. A covetous man does nothing that he should till he dies. A covetous man serves his riches, not they him. A covetous woman deserves a swindling gallant. A cow does not find its horns heavy. A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she has lost it. A cow from afar gives plenty of milk. A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child. A cow is not called dappled unless she has a spot. A cow is not oppressed by its own hump. A cow may refuse to give to the milking jar but it cannot refuse to contribute to the cooking pot. A cow must graze where she is tied. A cow that has no tail should not try to chase away flies. A cow, a cow. A coward always hides behind someone else after he has thrown a stone. A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once. A coward dies before the courageous dies. A coward has no scar. A coward is full of precaution. A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave. A coward’s fear may make a coward valiant.