高才捷足高才疾足gāo cái jié zúandfastest; the ablest and the swiftest
❍ ～者为尊。(《红楼梦》458) The winner will be the one who writes best and fastest.
❍ 秦失其鹿，天下共逐之，于是高才疾足者先得焉。(《史记·淮阴侯列传》2629) Qin had lost the stag—the imperial power—and all the world was chasing after it. The prize would go to the ablest and the swiftest. |