《管子·明法解》
因此，英明君主用法度验证人的言论以求其实际，把官职放在人的身上以考其成果，是专靠法度取人而不搞个人举荐的。
故明主以法案其言而求其实，以官任其身而课其功，专任法不自举焉。
Therefore, an enlightened ruler uses standards to verify people's words to seek their reality, and places official positions on them to test their accomplishments, relying exclusively on standards to select people and not engaging in personal recommendations.