"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
— Laozi

January 1, 1970

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This quote's origin is actually unknown (see "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" on Wiktionary). This quotation has also been misattributed to Confucius and Guan Zhong.