More School Wisdom from Kids

A Teacher of a Forth-grade class asks her students to complete some Proverbs sayings.
It is always darkest.... just before you flunk a test.
There is nothing new.... under a rock.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with.... a private jet.
A committee of three.... gets things done when they are not fighting.
If you can't stand the heat.... try Antarctica.
Better late than.... absent.
A rolling stone.... may dent the floor.
If at first you don't succeed.... live with it.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry.... and then blow your nose.
A bird in the hand is.... better than a woodpecker on your head!
Early to bed, early to rise.... and you will get the best cereal.
Two heads.... are pretty scary!
It is better to light a candle than.... to light a bomb.
Amiss is as good as a.... mister.
Don't burn your bridges.... or you'll fall in the lake.
Haste makes.... sweat.
Originally published November 14, 2002.