Who wrote this quote: "Give a man a fish..."

Cattlegod

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“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”

I'm getting all kinds of different results on the net. Does anyone know?
 

SKORPI0

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Lao-Tzu

Back in ancient Chinese times, sometime between the 4th and 6th century BC, Lao Tzu was the founder of taoism, the mystical 'way' or 'path' that many have followed since.
And with him came the many sayings for which he is renowned.
One of the best known is the one quoted above, "Give a man a fish; feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime", which has a wonderful analogy with the modern world of management today.
 

DrPizza

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"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and the jerk is going to start telling all his friends about your favorite fishing holes."
 

PottedMeat

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hmm i was gonna say it was from the goddamn bible.

“Give a man fire and he's warm for a day; set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life”
 

D1gger

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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak.

Jay Leno
US comedian & television host (1950 - )
 

SSSnail

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hmm i was gonna say it was from the goddamn bible.

“Give a man fire and he's warm for a day; set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life”
Now, we all know the Bible is a collection of quotes and stories from all over...



/ducks
 

nanette1985

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Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day.

Teach a man to fish and you can sell him fishing tackle, fancy lures etc for the rest of his life.
 

SandEagle

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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.