A third 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 Time |
| 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 leadeth the blind | get out of the way |
| And the favorite.. | |
| Better late than | pregnant |