十年树木，百年树人 (十年樹木，百年樹人) shí nián shùmù, bǎi nián shù rén

shí nián shùmù, bǎi nián shù rén phrase It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man . A good education program takes a long time to develop.
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '十年樹木，百年樹人')