The ancients looked at horses without looking at each other, even though a thin horse has skinny bones, it is strange; there is no good person in the world to scoff at, but a horse worth a thousand gold is worth a lot of money. —— Ouyang Xiu

The country should employ virtue first and talent last. ——Kangxi

Talent is like gold and copper, it grows in the sand and does not decay quickly. May the public love his people as much as he loves his honour, so that he will not be buried in rubbish. ——Yuan Mei

If a person makes full use of his talents, he can do everything. ——Sun Yat-sen

Talents are rare and difficult to know, so we must cherish talents and employ them without doubt. —— Zhou Yang

Only those with genius can discover the sprouts of genius, develop these sprouts, and kindly provide them with the necessary assistance. ——Saint Simon

The measure of a person is not his position, but his achievements. ——Guo Moruo

Those who employ people should take advantage of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. ——Wei Yuan

Those who can use others are invincible in the world. ——Wang Fuzhi

It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material. ——Bai Juyi

Being good at discovering talents, uniting talents, and using talents is one of the main signs of maturity. ——Deng Xiaoping

Value labor and talent. Talent is rare! ——Deng Xiaoping

The way to select scholars is to put morality first. ——Sima Guang

Only talents can be used, I can use them. ——Cao Cao

Seek talents extensively and educate scholars extensively. ——Su Shi

Choose the best people in the world and make them competent.

——Liu Zongyuan