良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。

A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 良禽择木而栖 liángqínzémùérqī
  1. a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
  2. fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
2 贤臣 xiánchén
  1. (literary) a talented minister; a talented subject
  2. a talented minister; a talented subject
3 择主而事 zézhǔ'érshì to choose a talented and wise lord under which to serve