Catch your bear before you sell its skin
This is another way of saying Never spend your money before you have it.The proverb means act prudently and don't be over-optimistic.
Proverbs starting with letter C
Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance
This warns us against wasting time on trivial aspects of a matter, because in doing so we may neglect the essential matter itself.
Catch as catch can
Get all you can by whatever means you have at your disposal. A youth who makes a living by begging and running errands can be said to lead a... Read more →
A cat may look at a king
A cat may look at a King And surely I many look at an ugly thing. This is one of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. It means 'If a cat may look at... Read more →
A cat has nine lives
This is another way of saying that a cat is much more likely to escape death then are most animals. It is too wily and agile to be taken by... Read more →
Cast not the first stone
Before condemning anyone who has done wrong, ask yourself whether your own conduct has been blameless. The proverb derives from the story told... Read more →
Cast ne’er a clout till May is out
Early spring in Britain often turns warm for a few days. But if you start leaving off clothes you will run a risk, as it may become very cold... Read more →
Care killed a cat
Care is the load on the mind. If it killed a cat, which has nine lives - or so 'tis said - it will kill you, who have only one life. So, don't... Read more →
Call no man happy till he is dead
This cynical proverb suggests that life is bound to be so bad that no living person can ever be happy.
Call a spade a spade
Speaking plainly and to the point, saying exactly what you mean and using the simplest terms. In Arnold Bennet's novel, The Card, published in... Read more →