Content of famous saying: Give talents to others, not to others.

Interpretation of famous sayings:

Promotion: choice. Authorization: Give positions to talented people. Follow: obey. Rope ink: a carpenter's tool. Quite: skewed. The general idea of these two sentences is: selecting talents and appointing them, just like a carpenter who sticks to the principle of impartiality.

These two sentences are used to illustrate that people who are wise should strictly abide by the principle of appointing people on their merits and authorizing them.

This famous saying comes from Qu Yuan's Lisao in the Eastern Zhou and Warring States Period.

Qu Yuan Archives: Patriotic Poets in the Warring States Period