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Teach a Man to Fish

January 8th 2008 in Random Thoughts

fishMost of us know the Chinese proverb:

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

I think a modern variation on this theme might be:

“Feed a man a fish you feed him for today. Teach him how to fish and he will wonder why you want him to work.”


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“Teach a Man to Fish”
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Teresa Boardman

hmmmm, let me be the first to comment. this blog is a little deep for me but I think I will keep an eye on it anyway. :)


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Dave Smith

T,

Another first, you are also the first MBL member in the sidebar.

Thanks for dropping by for no real reason. : )




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