| PROVERB |
| Call no man happy till he is dead. |
| Care killed a cat. |
| Cast not the first stone. |
| Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance. |
| Caveat emptor. |
| Charity covers a multitude of sins. |
| Circumstances alter cases. |
| Coming events cast their shadows before. |
| Comparisons are odious. |
| Conscience does make cowards of us all. |
| A contented mind is a perpetual feast. |
| The course of true love never did run smooth. |
| The cowl does not make the monk. |
| A creaking gate hangs long. |
| Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. |
| Custom makes all things easy. |
| Custom reconciles us to everything. |
| The darkest hour is that before the dawn. |
| Dead men tell no tales. |
| Death is the great leveller. |
| Desires are nourished by delays. |
| Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies. |
| The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. |
| The devil take the hindmost. |
| Discontent is the first step in progress. |
| Discretion is the better part of valour. |
| Distance lends enchantment to the view. |
| Do as you would be done by. |
| Do not cast your pearls before swine. |
| Dog does not eat dog. |
| Don't cry stinking fish. |
| Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. |
| Do not halloo till you are out of the woods. |
| Don't have too many irons in the fire. |
| Don't meet trouble half-way. |
| Do not quarrel with your bread and butter. |
| Don't ride the high horse. |
| Don't speak to the man at the wheel. |
| Don't take your harp to the party. |
| Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. |
| Do not wear out your welcome. |
| Dying is as natural as living. |
