Quotable Quotes: "Businessmen, do more good by creating jobs and wealth through investment, 'not by being Santa Claus" - Carlos Slim on charity

Carlos Slim, the Mexican tycoon who in 2009 became the richest man in the world overtaking Bill Gates, US with USD53.5b fortune.

Interesting to hear this from somebody who through his 2 foundations, has invested some US$10 billion in health, education, justice and sports projects in Mexico and Latin America. This reminds of an old Chinese proverbs that says “Give a man a fish and you fee him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”