百年树人

Education of the people takes a hundred years to bear fruits

It takes ten years to make the tree grow

十年树木。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

贵族看三代。

Education is a big enterprise, as it takes 100 years to cultivate a person. 

教育是个百年树人的大事业。

It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to bring up a generation of good men十年树木百年树人。

An old Chinese saying goes, "It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people."中国有句古话，“十年树木，百年树人”。

It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to educate people, so education is a long-term effort. We cannot be eager for quick success and instant benefit.

教育是一件十年树木, 百年树人的长远大计, 不能急功近利。

The Chinese saying that "it takes 10 years to grow trees but 100 years to nurture a generation of good men" which highlights the process and importance of education is equally applicable to the development of the arts and culture.古语说十年树木，百年树人，说的是教育事业，其实文化建设也一样，不妨说"十年树木，百年树文"。