the full quote is "give a man a fish you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you lose a great business opportunity." I have done extensive searches and can find many people who say he said it, but nobody cites the specific source of that quote. In which writing, in which speech, in which letter, did he say this?
2007-12-10 07:32:28 · 13 answers · asked by charles t 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The research I have done says that Karl Marx did not quote this as stated above.....that "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." is actually a Chinese proverb and that Karl Marx said "Sell a man a fish, and he can eat for a day, teach a man to fish, and you lose a great business opportunity." I've also found slight references to the Communist Manifesto being where this quote is found.....Otherwise, it does seem a bit difficult to find an exact source for this quote. Good Luck!!
2007-12-10 07:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by Tricia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard a similar quote that goes all the way back to Biblical days. I doubt Karl Marx was the first to say it. Good Luck ! :)
2007-12-10 07:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That is because no one knows who really said that!
THE ORIGINAL IS AS FOLLOWS:
The Original
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown
Sounds to me like someone changed the quote and attributed it to Marx.
2007-12-10 07:40:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have studied Marx extensively and read much of his writings, inculding personal letters, and I have never come across that quote. That is not to say he did not write it, but it was certainly not in a major work. (Unless it is buried in Capital somewhere, there is just too much there to remember it all.)
2007-12-13 04:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by coolrockboy380 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"The proverb has been found in Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie's (1837–1919) novel, Mrs. Dymond (1885)" per Wiktionary.
2015-03-05 11:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
“Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.”
Thats attributed to Marx (thanks to the poster who linked thinkexist).
Not exactly the same as what you posted nor the biblical reference.
It illustrates the culture here quite well I might add.
2007-12-10 07:39:24 · answer #6 · answered by Phil M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Karl Marx Sayings
2016-06-23 19:58:14 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the New Testament of the Bible. The quote originated from the Bible stating, "Give a man a fish you feed him for the day, teach a man to fish you feed him for a life time."
Although Karl Marx has a point for this day in age, it is best to better a man than to have him rely on you, as if you were a drug dealer.
2007-12-10 07:35:40 · answer #8 · answered by irreplaceably_rare 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. If you teach a man to learn, you feed him for a lifetime and he doesn't have to only eat fish." -Chinese Proverb
2007-12-10 07:42:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
That is a chinese proverb, not a saying by Marx.
2007-12-10 07:36:15 · answer #10 · answered by Steve C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋