Trees should not grow too fast.

樹不可長(zhǎng)得太快。

Annual trees can be used as firewood.

一年生當(dāng)柴，

Triennial and quinquennial trees can be made into tables and chairs.

三年五年生當(dāng)桌椅，

Only trees growing for more than ten years or even to one hundred years will probably become ridgepoles and beams.

十年百年的才有可能成棟梁。

Therefore people who want to become successful should learn from trees to accumulate their capabilities richly and bide their time.

故要養(yǎng)深積厚，等待時(shí)機(jī)。

——畢淑敏