Tǔ bì zé cǎomù bù zhǎng.

土弊則草木不長。

Lit [If the] soil is poor, the grass [and] trees won't grow.

Fig Talented people cannot be produced under poor conditions.

Note [Cf. Lǚ Shì Chūnqiū: Yīn Chū; see also jǐngshuǐ wú dà yú above.]

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