First Grade Wisdom

From the E-mail Diary . . .

This one is another from my good friend, Roy.  Here is what he sent me regarding First-grader wisdom.  I hope you like it too.

A first-grade 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. Read their answers [in italics] below.

  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 – math.
  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
  26. Better late than – pregnant.

Did you find one that you particularly like?  I’m sure I went to school with some of their great grandparents.  Scary isn’t it?  Have a wonderful weekend.

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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

5 thoughts on “First Grade Wisdom

  1. hahaha!!..I enjoyed reading the 26 wisdom from 26 first graders. They are absolutely right. Visiting you here and God bless!

  2. I laughed all the way through, but this was my fav… Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you – have to blow your nose. There's a lot of wisdom in there.

  3. Vanilla, If you can get that horse to float on his back once you get him to the water, you could sell tickets and make a bundle. Don't you think so?

    Connie, Glad you enjoyed that humor.

  4. Holy cow…I'm laughing so hard my gut hurts…these are great! Sending to my daughter who teaches 3rd grade!

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