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CHINESE PROVERB
GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY,
TEACH A MAN TO FISH AND YOU WILL FEED HIM FOR LIFE.
Submitter comment:
TEACH MEN TO BE INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT,
HELP OTHERS HELP THEMSELVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRANKLIN VILLAGE
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00001960S