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Funny Sayings
A concubine cannot bear the sight of another concubine.
A constant drip hollows a stone.
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 conversation with a wise person is worth of ten years' study of books.
A convert is not a Jew and not a Gentile.
A coral reef hardens into land.
A cork will do for a king, if you need him that badly.
A cornered rat may dare to bite a cat.
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for truth.
A cough assists a musician when he hesitates.
A cough will stick longer by a horse than a peck of oats.
A counterfeit coin passes current at night.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country may go to ruin but its mountains and streams remain.
A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.
A couple who spends one happy day together is blessed with a hundred days of affection.
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
A courtesy is a flower.
A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed.
A courtier should be without feeling and without honor.
A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.
A covetous man does nothing that he should till he dies.
A covetous woman deserves a swindling gallant.
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 is milked by gentle hands.
A cow that burned its throat in the sun pants at the moon.
A coward has no scars.
A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave.
A coward’s fear may make him valiant.
A cow-year, a sad year; a bull-year, a glad year.
A crab does not beget a bird.
A cracked bell can never sound well.
A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens.
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.
A crooked branch has a crooked shadow.
A crooked iron may be hammered straight.
A crooked log is not to be straightened.
A crooked log makes a good fire.
A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
