Schoolchildren were given a list containing the beginnings of famous sayings and asked to provide endings for each one.

Here’s what they came up with:

* We have nothing to fear but … our principal.

* To err is human … To eat a muskrat is not.

* I think … therefore I get a headache.

* Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry, … and someone yells, “Shut up!”

* It’s always darkest … before 11:30 p.m.

* Early to bed and early to rise … is first in the bathroom.

* A journey of a thousand miles begins … with a blister.

* There is nothing new under … the bed.

* Don’t count your chickens … it takes too long.

* The grass is always greener … when you put manure on it.

Schoolchildren were given a list containing the beginnings of famous sayings and asked to provide endings for each one.

Here’s what they came up with:

* The grass is always greener … when you leave the sprinkler on.

* A rolling stone … plays the guitar.

* A bird in the hand … is a real mess.

* No news is … no newspaper.

* It’s better to light one candle … than to waste electricity.

* It’s always darkest just before … I open my eyes.

* You have nothing to fear but … homework.

* If you can’t stand the heat … don’t start the fireplace.

* Never put off ’til tomorrow … what you should have done yesterday.

* A penny saved is … nothing in the real world.