Proverbs According To Children

An elementary school teacher collected some well-known proverbs.  She gave each student in her class the first half of a proverb, and then had them come up with the rest.  Smile!

Better to be safe than . . . punch a 5th grader.

Strike while the . . . bug is close.  (photo by showface, dreamstime.com)

It's always darkest before . . . daylight savings time.
 

 Never underestimate the power of . . . termites.

Don't bite the hand that . . . looks dirty.

A miss is as good as a . . . Mr.

You can't teach an old dog new . . . math.

The pen is mightier than the . . . pigs.

An idle mind is . . . the best way to relax.

Happy the bride who . . . gets all the presents.

A penny saved is . . . not much.

Laugh and the 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.