seek for the virtuous(/the worthies) as a thirsty person for water; seek talents with eagerness; thirst after talents
❍ 二位先生可谓～了。(《儒林外史》151) How you two gentlmen thirst after talent!
求贤若渴
thirst for talent;seek talent eagerly;be eager to enlist the help of the virtuous and talented
求贤若渴qiú xián ruò kě
寻求有才能的人，如同口渴了要喝水一样迫切。形容寻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