《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪四十一》
有的人未必是贤人，如果以亲朋故友的关系而被录用，这当然是不公道的；假如是贤人，因为亲朋故友关系被舍去，也是不公道的。
其人未必贤也，以亲故而取之，固非公也；苟贤矣，以亲故而舍之，亦非公也。
Some people may not be sages, if they are employed because of their relatives and friends, this is of course unfair; if they are sages, it is also unfair to be abandoned because of their relatives and friends.