If you are planning for the year, plant rice

If you are planning for the year, plant rice. If you are planning for the decade, plant trees. If you are planning for the centuries, grow men and women.

— from Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit) · Complete Family Wealth by James E Hughes Jr., Susan E. Massenzio, and Keith Whitaker

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