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).	Donne un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour. Apprends-lui à pêcher, il mangera toute sa vie.

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