seek for the virtuous(/the worthies) as a thirsty person for water; seek talents with eagerness; thirst after talents
? 二位先生可謂～了。(《儒林外史》151) How you two gentlmen thirst after talent!
求賢若渴
thirst for talent;seek talent eagerly;be eager to enlist the help of the virtuous and talented
求賢若渴qiú xián ruò kě
尋求有才能的人，如同口渴了要喝水一樣迫切。形容尋求有才能的人的心情非常迫切。thirst after talents, seek talents with eagerness, seek for the virtuous as a thirsty person for water