1. You should entrust important responsibilities to wise people, even though wise people dislike positions. ——[Persian] Saadi "Rose Garden·On the Way of Communication"

2. Although there are no heroes in the temples, there are heroes in the grass. ——[Vietnam] Ruan You's "The Biography of Jin Yunqiao"

3. The way to employ people is to take advantage of their advantages and ignore their shortcomings. Because advantages are always inseparable from disadvantages, you only need to understand the advantages without knowing the disadvantages. ——〔Japan〕Ogiyo Surai's "Taiping Policy"

4. The king's envoy is best to be loyal, honest, capable, have a strong memory, understand the place and time, and be handsome. , fearless and skillful with words. ——[India] Manu's "Manu Dharma"

5. Even if a king is of high moral character, but surrounded by treacherous ministers, people will not come to him, just like a king with a clear conscience. People should avoid ponds with sweet water but crocodiles hidden in them. ——[India] Unnamed "Five Volumes"

6. Know people well and assign them well. Most people will have some strengths and some shortcomings. Everyone should do their best, everyone should get what they need, and measure their talents according to their abilities. And use it as a principle. ?——Li Ka-shing

7. I know people’s nature, and it’s not difficult to detect it. There are different kinds of beauty and evil, with different emotions and appearances. There are those who are gentle but deceitful, those who are respectful on the outside but deceive on the inside, those who are brave on the outside but timid on the inside, and those who try their best but are unfaithful. However, there are seven ways to know people: the first is to ask people what is right and wrong and observe their ambitions; the second is to use rhetoric and debate to observe their changes; the third is to consult with people based on strategies and observe their knowledge; the fourth is to tell them about disasters and difficulties. To observe his bravery, the fifth step is to observe his nature by drinking wine; the sixth step is to observe his integrity by looking for benefits; the seventh step is to observe his trustworthiness by doing things in advance. ——Three Kingdoms? Zhuge Liang's "Volume 1: Understanding Human Nature"

Translation: There is nothing more difficult in the world than truly understanding a person's nature. Everyone has different degrees of good and evil, and their nature and appearance are not unified. Some people look kind but act treacherously, some are courteous but deceitful, some look brave but are actually cowardly, and some seem to be doing their best but actually have other agendas.

However, there are still seven ways to understand a person’s nature: use divisive methods to ask him about his views on something to examine his ambitions and stance; use fierce words to deliberately provoke him to examine His magnanimity and ability to adapt; consult him on a certain plan and seek his opinion to test his knowledge; tell him that a disaster is coming to test his courage and courage; use the opportunity of drinking to make him drunk , to observe his nature and cultivation; to seduce him with benefits to examine whether he is honest; to entrust him with a certain matter to examine whether he has credibility and is trustworthy.