《北史·列传·卷二十八》
 我又听说前代贤明的帝王都一定关怀远方的人才，礼贤下士，拔擢沉滞不起的英才。
臣又闻前代明王皆务怀远人，礼贤引滞。
I also heard that the virtuous emperors of previous generations definitely cared about the talents from distant places, treated the virtuous modestly, and promoted talented people who had not had a chance to show their talents.