十年樹木,百年樹人 [ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ; shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2] It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop. ◄ ►