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

child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. 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 -

Never underestimate 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 -

None are so blind as..............................Stevie Wonder -

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

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

You get out of something what you.............see pictured on the box -

When the blind lead the blind................get out of the way -

And the favorite... - ------

Better late than...................................pregnant