Now on a Lighter Note

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

Better be safe than .... Punch a 5th grader.
Its always darkest before .... Daylight savings time.
Strike while the .... bug is close.
Never underestimate the power of .... termites.
You can lead a horse to water but .... How?
Dont bite the hand that .... looks dirty.
No news is .... impossible.
A miss is as good as a .... Mr.
You cant 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 .... gets all the presents!
A penny saved is .... Not much.
Twos company, threes... The Musketeers.
Dont 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 dont 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.