Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Correct a wise man, and he will be grateful;
correct a fool, and he will not only give a
deaf ear, but send you off with a flea in
your ear.
Correction bringeth fruit.
Correction is good when administered in
time.
Corruptly acquired goods are not praised by
the third heirs.
Corsair against corsair nothing is got but
empty casks.
Corsairs against corsairs, there is nothing to
win but empty barrels.
Cotton cannot play with fire.
Could a man foresee events he would never
be poor.
Could everything be done twice it would be
done better.
Could everything be done twice, everything
would be done better.
Councils of war never fight.
Counsel after action is like rain after harvest.
Counsel before action.
Counsel is as welcome to him as a shoulder
of mutton to a sick horse.
Counsel is irksome when the matter is past
remedy.
Counsel is nae command.
Counsel is nothing against love.
Counsel must be followed, not praised.
Count again is not forbidden.
Count no man successful until he is dead.
Count not what is lost but what is left.
Count not your chickens before they are
hatched.
Count siller after a’ your kin.
Count the costs before starting the project
and see if you have enough funds to
finish it.
Count the skins of badgers which haven’t
been caught.
Count your blessings.
Counted sheep are eaten by the wolf.
Counterfeit coin passes current at night.
Coupled sheep drown one another.
Courage cannot be bought at the inn.
Courage is a kingdom without a crown.
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Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Courage is illusion, balance is the best we
can get.
Courage is not the same as fighting someone
stronger than you.
Courage is often caused by fear.
Courage is stronger than weakness.
Courage is ten, nine is the ability to escape.
Courage is the father of success.
Courage mounteth with occasion.
Courage wins over sickness.
Courage without conduct is like a ship
without ballast.
Court not companionship with tigers.
Courteous men learn courtesy from the
discourteous.
Courtesie is cumbersome to them that ken it
not.
Courtesy costs nothing.
Courtesy is appropriate for gentlemen and
necessary for thieves.
Courtesy is the password to safety.
Courtesy never offended anybody.
Courtesy on one side can never last long.
Courtesy on one side only never lasts for
long.
Courtesy that is all on one side cannot last
long.
Courting and wooing brings dallying and
doing.
Courts grant not their favours as men are
good and deserving.
Covard people have no homeland.
Cover a dog bite with fur.
Cover the back of an image of Buddha with
gold leaf.
Cover the ears and steal the bell.
Cover up the good you do – do like the Nile
and conceal your sources.
Cover up the pot, there’s an eel in it.
Cover your candle, it will light more.
Cover your head, and not cover your
bottom.
Covet not the property of others.
Covet wealth, and want it; don’t, and luck
will grant it.
Covetous men’s chests are rich, not they.