The proverb is mightier than the?

A first 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 the rest.

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....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.

In the spirit of all that is humor, I'm adding some unfinished proverbs for readers to finish.

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1. A bird in the hand is worth ...

2. A cat has ...

3. A friend in need is ...

4. A good husband is ...

5. A house without a dog or a cat is ...

6. A teacher is better than ...

7. Age is honorable and youth is ...

8. As we live, ...

9. Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for ...

10. He that marries for money ...

11. When spider webs unite, ...

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