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Tuesday, April 11. 2017

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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.'


Thomas Sowell  (h/t Ace)

Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 13:00 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Another old variation goes:

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish and you force him to buy a fishing licence."
#1 JJM on 2017-04-11 13:09 (Reply)
Or, "Give a man a fish and you will have one less fish."
#2 harland johnson on 2017-04-11 14:58 (Reply)
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Outlaw fishing poles and he votes Democrat for the rest of his life.
#3 drowningpuppies on 2017-04-11 15:00 (Reply)
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish and he'll bore you to death with fishing stories."

When he prospers, he'll move to the city and take up golf. Then it's golf stories.
#4 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2017-04-11 15:51 (Reply)
Okie Noodling June 16th, teach a man to catch catfish without a pole (with occasional scarring of the hand and fingers).
#5 bobmark on 2017-04-11 16:45 (Reply)
Sign on door of son's SFODA Ready Room at Ft Bragg:

"Build a man a fire and you warm him for a day. Set a man on fire and he shall be warm the rest of his life."
#6 twolaneflash on 2017-04-11 18:52 (Reply)
Give a man a fish and he will show up tomorrow, expecting another.

Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer with his friends.
#7 Winston on 2017-04-12 07:58 (Reply)

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