xué'ér​yōu​zé​shì

a scholar who excels should enter government

学而优则仕 學而優則仕 xué'ér​yōu​zé​shì
a scholar who excels should enter government
a student who has completed their studies successfully should become an official (from the 论语 lún​yǔ); officialdom is the natural outlet for good scholars

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