First paragraph:

Original text of encouragement to learn:

The gentleman said: Learning cannot be stopped. Green is derived from blue and is green from blue; ice is derived from water and is cold from water. The wood is straight and the rope is in the middle, and the frame is used as a wheel, and its curve is regular. Although it is rough and violent, it is no longer straight, and the frame is used to make it so.

Encouragement to learn translation: A gentleman says: Learning can never stop. Indigo is extracted from indigo grass, but it is greener than indigo grass; ice is made of water solidified, but it is colder than water. The wood is straight and conforms to the ink line. (If) it is baked and bent into a wheel, (then) the curvature of the wood (then) conforms to the standard of a circle. Even if it dries up, (the wood) will not be straight again.

Second Paragraph

Original text of Encouraging Learning: Therefore, if wood is supported by a rope, it will be straight; if metal is sharpened, it will be beneficial; if a gentleman is knowledgeable and examines himself day by day, he will know how to act without making mistakes.

Encourage learning translation: It is because it has been processed to make it like this. Therefore, wood can be straightened by measuring it with ink lines, swords and other metal products can be sharpened by grinding on a whetstone. A gentleman studies extensively and checks and reflects on himself every day, then he will be smart and wise, but his behavior will not be the same. Something was wrong.

Paragraph 3

Original text to encourage learning: If I think about it all day long, it is not as good as what I learned in just a moment; if I stoop and look at it, it is not as good as the profound knowledge gained from climbing high. When you climb high and move, your arms are not as long, but you can see it from a distance; when you call along the wind, the sound is not faster, but when you hear it, it is louder. A fake horse can travel thousands of miles without benefiting from its feet; a fake boat can run a thousand miles without benefiting from the water. A gentleman's life is not different, he is good at things and false in nature.

Translation of Encouraging Learning:

I used to think all day long, (but) not as much as I learned in a moment; I once stood on tiptoe and looked far away, (but) not as much as Climb to a high place and see the vast landscape. When you climb to a high place and wave, your arms are not longer than before, but others can see you from a distance; when you call along the wind, your voice is not louder than before, but the listeners can hear you clearly. People who use cars and horses cannot walk fast, but they can travel thousands of miles; people who use boats cannot swim, but they can cross rivers. The qualifications of a gentleman are no different from those of ordinary people, (it’s just that a gentleman is good at using external things).