I don't think it's a fake line at all. It's the same as: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll never be hungry." Or, if you p

I don't think it's a fake line at all. It's the same as: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll never be hungry." Or, if you prefer: "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." It's the difference between tools and knowledge. If you teach knowledge, then a student can learn as much knowledge as you can cram into their brains in 4 years time. If you teach tools, then a student will be able to continue learning the rest of their life.