Who said:

[gardener2]

Gardeners often quote a saying along the following lines:
For an hour of pleasure,a bottle of wine.
For a year of pleasure,a marriage.
For a lifetime of pleasure, a garden.

Does anyone know the actual saying and by whom?

[Mr.Nose]

it was james that said it, james the dancer.

[Clanad]

A Chinese Proverb (Origin Uncertain)
Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine.
Pleasure for one year a marriage;
but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.

[gardener2]

Thanks Clanad.

[VS Prasad]

http://www.quotationsbook.com/quote/30643/

A similar proverb in Chinese is:

"If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people".

http://www.quotationsbook.com/quote/32845/