The cat well knows whose beard she licks, [269]
The cats that drive away mice are as good as those that catch them, [147]
The chamber-bell (chamber-clapper, or curtain lecture) is the worst sound a man can have in his ears, [101]
The chamois climbs high and yet is caught, [149]
The child who gets a stepmother also gets a stepfather, [357]
The church, the sea, or the royal household, for those who would thrive, [225]
The churl knows not the worth of spurs, [36]
The coalheaver is master at home, [13]
The cock is a lord (or king, or valiant) on his own dunghill, [95], [134], [138]
The cock often crows without a victory, [400]