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

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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 proverb
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).	anna miehelle kala ja ruokit hänet päiväksi; opeta hänet kalastamaan ja ruokit hänet loppuelämäksi.

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