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A grade one 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.It's hard to believe these were actually done by grade one kids("6" year-olds), because the last one is classic!

• Strike while the ...insect is close.
• Never underestimate the power of...ants.
• Don't bite the hand that...looks dirty.
• Better to be safe than...punch a grade 7 boy.
• If you lie down with dogs, you'll...stink in the morning.
• It's always darkest before...Daylight-Saving Time.
• You can lead a horse to water but...how?
• No news is...impossible.
• A miss is as good as a...Mr.
• You can't teach an old dog new...maths.
• 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.
• There are none so blind as...Stevie Wonder.
• Children should be seen and not...smacked or grounded.
• If at first you don't succeed...get new batteries.
• You get out of something only what you...see in the picture on the box.
• When the blind leadeth the blind...get out of the way.

And the favourite:

• Better late than...pregnant!