177. BUTCHER. Better pay the butcher than the doctor.
178. BUTTER. Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.
179. BUTTER. Why, butter would not melt in his mouth!
180. BUTTER. What is a pound of butter amongst a kennel of hounds?
181. BUTTER. Once a year butter is in the cow's horn.
182. BUTTERED. He knows on which side his bread is buttered.
184. BUYER. Let the buyer look out for himself.
Who buys hath need of a hundred eyes. Who sells hath need of one.
186. CAKE. You cannot eat your cake and have it.
187. CALM SEA. In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
188. CALM WEATHER. Calm weather in June sets corn in tune.
190. CANDLE. Burn not your candle at both ends at once.
191. CANDLEMAS. On Candlemas day you must have half your straw and half your hay.
If Candlemas day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight; If on Candlemas day it be shower and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again.
When Candlemas day is come and gone, The snow lies on a hot stone.
The hind had as lief see his wife on the bier, As Candlemas day should be pleasant and clear.
195. CANDLEMAS DAY. On Candlemas day throw candle and candle-stick away.
197. CAPTAIN. Be captain of your own ship.
198. CARCASE. Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
199. CARDS. Many can pack the cards that cannot play.
202. CARE. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
204. CARRY. Don't run away with more than you can carry.
205. CARRYING COALS. Like carrying coals to Newcastle.
206. CASTLES. Tis easy to build castles in the air.
207. CASH. Rolling in cash he can't use, like a cat in a corn-bin.
208. CASTLE. An Englishman's house is his castle.
211. CAT. The cat is hungry when a crust contents her.
212. CAT. The cat sees not the mouse ever.
213. CATS. I'll keep no more cats than will catch mice.
214. CAT. A cat has nine lives, yet care will kill a cat.
215. CAT. When the cat winketh, little wots the mouse what the cat thinketh.
216. CAT. Though the cat winks awhile, yet sure she is not blind.
217. CAT. A cat loves fish, but she's loth to wet her feet.
219. CAUSE. It's a bad cause that none dare speak in.
220. CAUTION. Those are wise who learn caution from their own experience; but those are wiser who learn it from the experience of others.