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2. That's sort of like:

Fri May 18, 2012, 10:27 PM

May 2012

"Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow. "

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Quotes/SchlockMercenary

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The way things really work... an old proverb updated [View all] LuckyTheDog May 2012 OP

That's pretty much it. nt Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #1

That's sort of like: petronius May 2012 #2

Give a man a fish, Rincewind May 2012 #3

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Tsiyu May 2012 #4