The following proverbs were collected by a first grade teacher over  
the years. She gave her classes part of an old proverb and let them 
fill in the rest:            
     
- As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. 
- Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader.
- Strike While The... Bug Is Close.
- It's Always Darkest Before... Daylight Savings Time. 
- Never Under Estimate 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 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.
- 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.
- There Is No Fool Like... Aunt Eddie.