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[arethinn]

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.

(Scott Adams)

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[uncledark.livejournal.com]

Build a man a fire, and you've kept him warm for one night.

Set a man on fire, and you've kept him warm for the rest of his life.

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

I learned that one as "light a man a fire" and then "light a man afire". :)

[uncledark.livejournal.com]

That works well in writing, but I leaned it verbally, and it would be easy to miss the pun when spoken.