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]