It takes ten years to cultivate a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a talent. No matter how tall the tree grows, the fallen leaves will still return to the roots. Trees can't grow without roots, and people can't achieve much without ambition.

Metaphor training talents is a long-term solution. It also means that it is not easy to train talents.

Source: Guan Zhong's "Pipe Repair": "One year's plan is nothing like a tree valley; The ten-year plan is nothing more than a tree; A lifelong plan is nothing more than a tree. "

It's better to grow food in one year. It is better to plant trees than to finish it in ten years. It is better to train talents than to finish it in a lifetime. You can get food in one year, trees in ten years and talents in a hundred years.

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Guan Zi Quan Xiu is an essay written by Guan Zhong, a strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. Guanzi is a collection of Guan Zhong's works highly praised by Taoism in Xia Ji, that is, Guanzi School, which is regarded as the study of Xia Ji. It is listed as a Taoist category in History of Han Dynasty and a Legalist category in Annals of Classics by Sui Shu.

Sikuquanshu listed it as a sub-legalist. This book is large in length, complex in content and rich in ideas. It is an important classic to study China's academic and cultural thoughts in ancient times, especially in the pre-Qin period.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Guanzi Quanxiu