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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

English

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

  1. It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.

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