Origin of quote: Give a man a fish

[Tomorrow is a new day.]

This is my first reply on this list. (I hope I'm not speaking out of line.)

I don't know where that "Give a man a fish..." quote came from exactly, but I
think Mother Teresa of Calcutta has used it before. Did it originate from her?

-= JANICE L. PLADO =-
PL...@AVNET.COM

[Jill Turner]

Hi fellow CHRISTIAns
A colleague of mine was wondering if there was anybody out there who
could find the origin of the quote:

Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day.
Teach him how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.

The only clue we have come up with is that it is supposed to be a
Chinese saying. (I thought it might have been something Samuel Booth
or someone like that would have said).

God bless LOTS
Jill.

[John Augustine]

Janice writes:
> This is my first reply on this list. (I hope I'm not speaking out of
> line.)

Not at all! :)

> I don't know where that "Give a man a fish..." quote came from exactly,
> but I think Mother Teresa of Calcutta has used it before. Did it
> originate from her?

I don't know who the saying originated with, but a safe bet for the
original poster is checking the Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations...
It may or may not be in there.

peace,
Cat Clark

[David B. Williams]

>Not at all! :)

>peace,
>Cat Clark

I am also new on this mailing list, and hope I'm not out of turn. I
have heard this quote attributed to the gentleman who founded Heiffer
Project International (Dan something - can't remember his last name).
Hope this helps.

David B. Williams
db...@biddeford.com