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Give a man a…

As with most popular quotes, people have taken “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” and twisted it in many ways, here are a few I found so far:

Give a man a beer and he’ll waste an hour, teach him to brew and he’ll waste a lifetime

Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve ruined a wonderful business opportunity. — Jim Morrison

Give a man a link, and he’ll have information for a day, teach him to Google and he’ll never bug you for life.

Give a man a dollar and you cheer his heart. Give him a dream and you challenge his heart. — Strait, C.Neil

Give a man a Truth, and he will think for a day. Teach a man to reason, and he will think for a lifetime.

Give a man a dougie, and he dances for one day. Teach him how to dougie and he dances for life. — @AdamSimonSays

Give a man a vagina and he will spick for a day, teach a man to use his hand as a vagina and he will spick for life. — General Aladeen, The Dictator (movie)

Give a man a stolen credit card and he’ll eat for a day, teach him to phish and he’s set for life. — Ancient Nigerian proverb

Give a man a program and you frustrate him for a day, teach him how to program and you frustrate him for life.

Give a man a Ferrari and he gets laid for a day, teach him how to grow Tom Selleck’s mustache and he gets laid for life.

Give a man a duck and he’ll quack for a day, teach him how to waddle and he’ll quack for life. — Chinese Proverb

Give a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for the day. Set fire to a man and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life. — Sir Terry Pratchett.

Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.

The last one doesn’t fit the template exactly but it shares the same spirit so it does belong here. Did I miss any?