The day's plan lies in the morning, the year's plan lies in the spring.
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history
A proverb recorded in Xiao Yi's 《纂要》 (Liang dynasty): 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨。 Later enshrined in the Ming-dynasty primer 《增广贤文》, which made it a schoolroom staple. The two halves are a fixed pair.
usage
Usually quoted together with 一年之计在于春 for full effect. Modern schools and fitness influencers both love it.
