《宋史·列传·卷五十二》
虽然如此，尧时的用人之道太过遥远了，请让臣用近代的事来说。
虽然，尧之道远矣，臣请以近事言之。
Although that being the case, Yao's way of using people is too far removed from the present, please allow your subject to cite recent examples.