1. Original text:

The gentleman said: You can’t stop learning. Green is derived from blue, and green is from blue; ice is derived from water, and is cold from water. The wood is straight and the rope is in the middle, and it is shaped like a wheel.

The curve is regular. Although there is violence, those who no longer stand up are the ones who make it happen. Therefore, if wood is straightened by a rope, metal will be sharpened if it is sharpened. If a gentleman is knowledgeable and examines himself every day, he will know clearly and act without mistakes. I have been thinking about it all day long, and it is not as good as what I learned in just a moment. I'm trying to stand on my knees and look up, but it's not as good as climbing high to gain a broad view

. When you climb high and make moves, your arms are not lengthened, but the sight is far away; when you call along the wind, the sound is not faster, but the sound is louder. A fake horse is not capable of running a thousand miles; a fake boat is not capable of running water, but it can stop a river. A gentleman's life is not different, he is good at things and false in nature. When soil accumulates, mountains become mountains, and wind and rain stir them

; when water accumulates, they become abyss, and dragons emerge; when good deeds accumulate, virtues become, and the gods are satisfied with themselves, and the holy heart is prepared. Therefore, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't reach a river or sea. A horse can't take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten times, but it's hard to give up. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, gold and stone can be carved. Earthworms don't have sharp claws and teeth, nor strong bones and muscles. They eat earth and drink from the underworld. They have the same intention. A crab with six knees and two pincers is not like a snake or eel?

He who has no place to rest in his hole is a sign of impatience.

2. "Encouraging Learning" is a must-memorize article in high school. It is the first chapter of the book "Xunzi". Also known as "Encouraging Learning".

Extended information:

The creative background of "Encouraging Learning":

During the Warring States Period, the slavery system further collapsed, the feudal system gradually formed, and history experienced epoch-making changes. change. Many thinkers started from different standpoints and perspectives and expressed different opinions on the social changes at that time, and gradually formed different schools such as Mohism, Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism

Factions are historically known as "the Hundred Schools of Thought". Hundreds of schools of thought wrote books one after another to promote their own ideas and criticize others, resulting in a situation of "a hundred schools of thought contending". The important representatives of Confucianism during the Warring States Period were Mencius and Xunzi. Mencius advocated the idea that "those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern others" to defend the ruling class, but Xunzi believed that the existence of nature does not depend on human will.

Movement, but people can use subjective efforts to understand it, adapt to it, and use it to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. His disciples Han Fei and Li Si became important representatives of Legalism in the late Warring States period.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Encouraging Learning