Walking a hundred miles is half the journey. It is a metaphor that the closer something is to success, the more seriously it should be taken. From "Warring States Policy? Qin Policy Five". "The poem says: 'Half of a person who travels a hundred miles is ninety.' This statement is about the end of the road." Extended information
Liu Xiang, courtesy name Zizheng, formerly known as Gengsheng, known as Liu Zhonglei in the world, lived in Chang'an. He was born in Pengcheng, Chu State (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province). He was born in the fourth year of Yuanfeng of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty (77 BC) and died in the first year of Jianping of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty (6 BC). The descendant of Liu Bang's half-brother Liu Jiao and the father of Liu Xin. His prose is mainly the "narrative" of ancient books compiled by Qin Shuhe, and the more famous one is "Jian Ying Chang Ling Shu".
During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he was an admonishing official. During the reign of Emperor Han Yuan, he was appointed Zongzheng. For opposing the eunuchs Hong Gong and Shi Xian, they were imprisoned and later released. Later, he was imprisoned for opposing Gong and Xian, so as not to become a commoner. After Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, he was promoted to official position and appointed as Guanglu doctor. He was renamed "Xiang" and was promoted to Zhongbao Xiaowei. Zeng was ordered to lead the school secretary and wrote "Bielu", which is the earliest public catalog of books in my country. Three articles, most of which have been lost. Today there are "New Preface" and "Shuo Yuan".
Summary of the Work: During the Warring States Period, the monarch and his ministers were not yet constrained by the rules and regulations, so the information dissemination between the monarch and his ministers was very transparent. The decision-making at the highest level is very democratic, and the open channels of speech and the supervision of speech at the highest level can be said to be very powerful and effective.
References A journey of a hundred miles is half a mile_Baidu Encyclopedia