Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime.
The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his 'basic rights.'
To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.
Like they say, you can learn more from a guide in one day than you can in three months fishing alone.
We need to learn how to capture and kill wild fish humanely - or, if that is not possible, to find less cruel and more sustainable alternatives to eating them.
I lead a simple life. I feed the fish. I walk the dogs. I cook dinner. Occasionally I take a meeting.
Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
From birth to death, anyone can fish. I just think it's fantastic to see old people going fishing with young people and teaching them things. I'm very, very critical.
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.