There are 56 words that start with the letter "C" hidden in the diagram. The words are spelled forwards, backwards, up, down, or diagonally and the letters are always consecutive. Once you have found all the words listed below, the unused letters, reading from left to right and from top to bottom will spell out a quotation by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
| CABBAGE | CHASE | CONDEMN |
| CERTAIN | COMMIT | CZAR |
| CABIN | CHERRY | CONTRARY |
| CELERY | COIN | CYCLONE |
| CEASE | CODE | CYCLIC |
| CELLO | COLUMN | CYPRUS |
| CAST | CLIP | CURVE |
| CAGE | CLAIM | COSMIC |
| CANVAS | CLIENT | CRUISE |
| CATCH | COARSE | CUSCUS |
| CASH | CLIMAX | CUBIC |
| CANDLE | CLEVER | CROW |
| CANDID | CLAY | CRIB |
| CALF | CLAW | CRAFT |
| CALCULATE | CLAUSE | COY |
| CALCIUM | CLAMP | COWARD |
| CADET | CIVIC | COOL |
| CACHE | CHIN | CONVENTION |
| CHAP | COMPLEX |
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