“Sell a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will put you out of a job.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)
Announcing his candidature for the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, as quoted in " Anbumani projects himself as CM candidates, seeks vote for change http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Anbumani-projects-himself-as-CM-candidates-seeks-vote-for-change/articleshow/48047305.cms", The Times of India (13 July 2015)
“Sell a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will put you out of a job.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)
Katharine Chang (1953) Taiwanese diplomat
Katharine Chang (2013) cited in " Taiwan rejects chequebook diplomacy tag over Pacific aid http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-02/an-taiwan-reject-chequebook-diplomacy-tag/4928456" on ABC, 2 September 2013
“If we just feed ourselves rather than importing foods, we will create jobs! We will create wealth!”
Kemi Adeosun (1967) Nigerian accountant, investment banker and politician (born 1967)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQTPE7gomU Kemi speaking on diversifying Nigeria's economy.
Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969) British politician
In response to a question in the House of Commons about the fishing industry losing money due to Brexit red tape https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-01-14/debates/329F59AC-D8A3-464D-AF4D-58C7EAA560C6/BusinessOfTheHouse#contribution-F5E677D7-58DE-4634-88A4-E97E2AA8F7E6 (14 January 2021) <br class="br">2021
“We are like fish
In this vast sea.
And Satan fishes
For you and me.”
Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915) Yiddish language author and playwright
"Monish" (translated in J. Leftwich. Golden Peacock. Sci-Art, 1939, p. 56.), 1888.
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
This quotation has been misattributed to Laozi; its 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.
Misattributed