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 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 is 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 lead the blind . . . get out of the way.

And this little gem: Better late . . . than pregnant.

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