A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in

her class the first half of a proverb and ask each student to come up with

the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done

by first graders, but there are some good ones nonetheless their insight may

surprise you.

Better to be safe than........punch a 5th grader

Strike while the.........bug is close

It's always darkest before.......Daylight Savings Time.

Never under estimate the power of.......termites

You can lead a horse to water but........how?

Don't bite the hand that.........looks dirty

No news is.........impossible

A miss is as good as a.......Mr.

You can't teach an old dog new.....math

If you lie down with dogs you'll......stink in the morning

Love all, trust.........me

The pen is mightier than the......pigs

An idle mind is.......the best way to relax

Where there's smoke there's.......pollution

Happy the bride who.........gets all the presents

A penny saved is.........not much

Two's company, three's........the Musketeers

Don't put off till tomorrow what.......you put on to go to bed

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and........ you have to blow

your nose

Children should be seen and not.......spanked or grounded

If at first you don't succeed.....get new batteries

You get out of something only what you.....see in the picture on the box

When the blind leadeth the blind......get out of the way