The original text of "Persuade to Learn" is a gentleman's words: learning is impossible, it is green, it is green, it is ice, water is colder than water, wood is straight to the rope, it is a wheel, it is a rule in the Song Dynasty, although it is terrible, so the wood is straight to the rope, and the golden tip is beneficial. The gentleman is knowledgeable and helps himself every day. The visionary, who calls for the wind, does not add to the illness, but the one who hears it, obviously, the fake horse is not good for the feet, but causes a thousand miles, and the fake boat is not able to cut off the rivers, and the gentleman is the same, but good at fake things, mountains are piled up, and the wind and waves are flourishing. The water drops merged into the ocean, and the dragon was born. The immortal was complacent and the rotten wood could not be carved, and the earthworm had no advantage, and its bones and muscles were strong. It eats the earth and drinks the yellow earth, and the crab kneels six times and pinches twice with one heart. People who are not in the snake eel cave and have no sustenance are impatient.

The gentleman said: Learn from Fukashi. Indigo is extracted from bluegrass, but it is bluer than bluegrass. Ice is solidified by water, which is cooler than water. The wood is straight and conforms to the chalk line. If it bends the baking tray into a wheel, the curvature of the wood conforms to the standard of circle, even if it is dry again. Therefore, wood can be straightened after being measured with ink lines, and metal products such as swords can be sharpened after being ground on grindstones. A gentleman reads widely and introspects every day, so he will be smarter and will not make mistakes in his behavior. I used to think all day, but (but) I didn't learn so much in an instant. I used to stand on tiptoe to see far away, but (but) I didn't have a good view at a height. But others can see it in the distance, calling with the wind, and the voice is not louder than before, but the listener can hear it clearly. People who use chariots and horses can't walk fast, but they can walk Wan Li Road. People who use boats can't swim, but they can cross the river. A gentleman's nature is no different from that of ordinary people. (only a gentleman) make good use of foreign things. Earth and stone pile up into mountains, and wind and rain come. This is where dragons were born. Accumulate good deeds and cultivate noble moral character, and you will reach a high degree of wisdom, and you will also have the spiritual realm of saints. Therefore, if you don't accumulate half a step, you won't reach thousands of miles away. Without accumulating tiny flowing water, rivers and seas cannot be merged. A good horse jumps in less than ten steps, and a bad horse pulls a cart for ten days. (You can also go a long way. Its success lies in its continuous walking. (Then) the rotten wood will be carved, (if) it will be carved, and (then) the stone will be carved successfully. Earthworms don't have sharp claws and teeth, but they have strong bones and muscles, but they can eat the soil and drink the spring water. This is because they are single-minded. A crab has eight feet and two big claws. If there were no caves for snakes and crickets, they would have nowhere to live.

Encouraging Learning is a paper written by Xunzi in the pre-Qin period. Xunzi (about 365,438 BC+03-238 BC), a native of Zhao at the end of the Warring States Period, was a famous thinker, philosopher, educator and representative of Confucianism.