守株待兔

shou zhu dai tu: In the middle of a long day in the fields, a farmer rested for a few minutes under a tree. While he was resting, a rabbit skittered across the grass in front of him and crashed into a rock. The farmer walked over and checked the rabbit: dead. 'How incredible," said the farmer. "I have to sit under this tree more often!" And he did, day after day, quitting work and waiting for another rabbit to take home for dinner. Day after day, he became more and more hungry, waiting for the serendipity of that first resting time under the tree to repeat itself.