《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪九》
 平常不招徕和尊重士人，而想求得贤能之臣，就好像不雕琢玉石而想得到花纹美丽的玉器一样。
夫不素养士而欲求贤，譬犹不琢玉而求文采也。
If one does not cultivate and respect the scholars and then hopes to seek virtuous ministers, it would be like not carving or polishing jade and then wanting to use it as an ornament.