Childrens Proverbs
A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in
her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.
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.....Helen Keller.
-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.
