First Grade Proverbs

A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest:

• Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader
• It's Always Darkest Before... Daylight Savings Time
• Strike While The... Bug Is Close
• 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 The 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... Get's All The Presents
• A Penny Saved Is... Not Much
• Two's Company, Three's... The Musketeers
• Don't Put Off 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 What You... See Pictured On The Box
• When The Blind Leadeth The Blind... Get Out Of The Way
• There Is No Fool Like... Aunt Edie
  

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