Chinese proverbs are good- handy shortcuts to better living. I don’t know where I’d be today unless I’d remembered in times of crisis “No wind, no waves”, or “Steal a bell with one's ears covered.”
Paul Mortlock, however, has uncovered a corker- “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” It’s applicable anytime, anywhere and this fearless critic of Lenny Henry and Billy Connelly is not afraid to promote its ancient wisdom in the pages of the Metro and elsewhere. I do hope he's hungry.
Paul Mortlock, the sanity alternative
ReplyDeleteI taught a cat to fish once. Still died once the house caught fire.
ReplyDeleteBuild a man a fire and you keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
ReplyDeleteGive a man a fish, you feed him for a day, give a man an atlas and he realises that Uganda is over 500 miles from the nearest ocean
ReplyDeleteGive a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, give a man carbonated water, cornsyrup,
ReplyDeletephosphoric acid, sodium benzoate and caffeine and he’ll make Dr Pepper.
Willy Fog, there's lakes and rivers in Uganda. Fish live in them too.
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