An Elementary School Teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.

It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic!


1 Don't change horses until they stop running
2. Strike while the bug is close
3. It's always darkest before Daylight Saving Time
4. Never underestimate the power of termites
5. You can lead a horse to water but how?
6. Don't bite the hand that looks dirty
7. No news is impossible
8. A miss is as good as a Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new maths
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll stink in the morning
11. Love all, trust me
12. The pen is mightier than the pigs
13. An idle mind is the best way to relax
14. Where there's smoke there's pollution
15. Happy the bride who gets all the presents
16. A penny saved is not much
17. Two's company, three's the Musketeers
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what you put on to go to bed
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you have to blow your nose
20. There are none so blind as Stevie Wonder
21. Children should be seen and not spanked or grounded
22. If at first you don't succeed get new batteries
23. You get out of something only what you see in the picture on the box
24. When the blind lead the blind get out of the way
25. A bird in the hand is going to poop on you
And the WINNER and last one!
26. Better late than pregnant