1817 Romanian Proverbs / Page 2
21. A burnt child dreads the fire.
22. A candle lights others and consumes itself.
23. A cat has nine lives.
24. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
25. A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.
26. A chip off the old block.
27. A clear sky fears not the thunder.
28. A close mouth catches no flies.
29. A cock is bold on his own dunghill.
30. A constant guest is never welcome.
31. A contented mind is a continual feast.
32. A covetous man does nothing that he should till he dies.
33. A covetous man serves his riches, not they him.
34. A crabbed knot must have a crabbed wedge.
35. A cracked bell can never sound well.
36. A creaking cart goes long on the wheels.
37. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
38. A creaking door hangs longest.
39. A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
40. A disease known is half cured.