teach a man to fish

Teaching someone how to do something is more helpful to him or her in the long run than just doing it for him or her. The full proverb is "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." A: "I don't want to teach Billy how to drive!" B: "Well, I know you're sick of driving him around, and this is a solution. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime!" I'm trying to show my grandfather how to use his new computer, so that he won't call me with questions every time he tries to use it—teach a man to fish and all that.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Franka (2)	-	Croatian
Alojzija	-	Slovene, Croatian
BjÖRne	BYUUR-ne	Swedish
Salman	-	Arabic
Vasilis	-	Greek
Galal	-	Arabic