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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.

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