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"Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day.
Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever."

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"... teach him to fish and he'll sit in a boat all day and drink beer!!!!!!!!!!" -- Rick Jolley, Tombstone
Give him a fish then take away his right to fish...and you have a very controllable dependant. A trained seal so to speak. -- J Carlton, Calgary 1
Another way of saying teach him to be responsible for himself. -- Anon 1
And if the fishing is bad for a few days, the government will put him on food stamps. -- jim k, austin 1
I always loved that quote followed by the one about drinking beer in the boat all day, but I had to modify it for today’s socialist world. Modern version: Give a man a government entitlement and he will return the next day with his family wanting more as he promptly forgets how to fend for himself and slowly relinquishes his freedom. - Doug Stevenson -- Doug, Calif
The last thing our government bureaucrats want is for us to learn how to fish -- unless we are going to give it to them! -- E Archer, NYC
The quote raises a good point; to be able to teach the hungry is like feeding him, but only going half the effort, or rather, half the time that it would take to feed him forever. -- Kat, Ontario
🤣 I like it a lot -- Mike, Norwalk
As to its focused attention — YES! ! ! -- Mike, Norwalk

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