Just saw this on a message board and I almost burst out laughing

[hitchm]

Give a man a fire, you keep him warm for a night.
Set a man on fire, and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.

Comments

[drjoeanal]

That could almost be a Jack Handy quote.

[perkyshai]

Niiice...

[jeffkimball]

I've always liked:
"Give a man a fish, and you have fed him for a day, but give a man a case of dynamite, and soon the village will be showered with mud and seaweed and unidentifiable chunks of fish."