"Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime."
- Chinese Proverb
A fool is a terrible thing to have around, but a fool with energy is a nightmare.
- Russian Proverb
"You cannot help the poor, by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up, by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man, by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage, by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves..."
- Abraham Lincoln
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
- Winston Churchill
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson
Keep watching, I have many more where these came from.
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