《元史·列传·卷六十二》
如今要选拔天下贤能，如采用科举制，要比其他途径好得多。但是实行科举，必须先考察德行经术，然后才是文辞，这样可得到有真才实学的人。 
今欲兴天下之贤能，如以科举取之，犹胜于多门而进；然必先德行经术而后文辞，乃可得真材也。 
If the imperial examination system is to be adopted to select the wise and capable in the world, it must be far better than other methods. However, the implementation of the imperial examinations requires that moral conduct and scholarship be examined first, followed by literary composition, so as to acquire people with true talent and learning.