A third grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with rest. Their insight may surprise you...
Better to be safe than................Punch a 5th grader.
Strike while the......................Bug is close.
It's always darkest before............Daylight Savings time.
Never underestimate 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 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.
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Good Advice from Kids
"Never trust a dog to watch your food."
-Patrick, age 10
"When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?' Don't answer."
-Hannah, age 9
Never tell your Mom her diet's not working."
-Michael, age 14
"Stay away from prunes."
-Randy, age 9
"Don't pull Dad's finger when he tells you to."
-Emily, age 10
"When your Mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair."
-Taylia, age 11
"Never let your three-year old brother in the same room as your school assignment."
-Traci, age 14
"A puppy always has bad breath--even after eating a Tic-Tac."
- Andrew, age 9
"Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time."
- Kyoyo, age 11
"You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk."
-Amir, age 9
"Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts."
-Kellie, age 11
"If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse."
-Naomi, age 15
"Felt-tip markers are not good to use as lipstick."
-Lauren, age 9
"Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat."
-Joel, age 10
"When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your Mom when she's on the phone."
-Alyesha, age 13
"Never try to baptize a cat."
-Eileen, age 8
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Wise stuff from Kids
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
"You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming."
Alan, age 10
"No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with."
Kirsten, age 10
WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
"Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then."
Camille, age 10
"No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married."
Freddie, age 6
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
"Married people usually look happy to talk to other people."
Eddie, age 6
"You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids."
Derrick, age 8
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
"Both don't want no more kids."
Lori, age 8
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
"Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough."
Lynnette, age 8
"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date."
Martin, age 10
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
"I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns."
Craig, age 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
"When they're rich."
Pam, age 7
"The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that."
Curt, age 7
"The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do."
Howard, age 8
IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
"I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out."
Theodore, age 8
"It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them."
Anita, age 9
HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
"There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?"
Kelvin, age 8
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
"If you want to last with your man, you should wear a lot of sexy clothes, especially underwear that is red and maybe has a few diamonds on it."
Lori, age 8
"Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck."
Ricky, age 10
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