Lao Tzu Fish Quotations

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates