The gentleman said: learning can't stop.
Indigo is extracted from bluegrass, but its color is darker than bluegrass. Ice is condensed from water, but it is cooler than water. The wood is straight enough to conform to the straight ink line. If the wheel is made by painting, the radian of the wood conforms to the standard of circle. Even if it is dried by the wind and the sun, the wood will not be straight again, because it has been processed like this.
Therefore, wood can be measured with ink lines, straightened with auxiliary tools, sharpened with swords on grindstones, and a gentleman can study extensively and reflect on himself every day, then he will be wise and his behavior will not be wrong.
Therefore, if you don't climb the mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; I don't know how thick the ground is without facing the deep stream; If you don't understand the legacy of the emperor, you won't know the breadth of knowledge. Children of michel platini, Vietnamese, foreigners and raccoons cry at birth with the same sound, but their customs are different when they grow up. This is because of education. The Book of Songs says, "You are a gentleman, don't always covet comfort.
Respect your work and love the virtue of integrity. The gods will give you good luck and good luck when they hear all this. "Nothing is more spiritually cultivated than being influenced by morality, and nothing has a long-term blessing than no disaster.
I used to think all day and didn't learn much in an instant; I once stood on tiptoe and looked at it from a distance, but I didn't see it as wide as when I was climbing. Wave when you climb high, your arms are not lengthened, but others can see you in the distance; Calling with the wind will not get louder, but the listener can hear clearly in the distance. People who use chariots and horses can't walk fast with their feet
But it can reach thousands of miles away; People who use boats and boats are not good at swimming, but they can cross the river. A gentleman's qualification is no different from that of ordinary people, but he is good at using foreign things.
In the south, there is a bird called "Mongolian pigeon", which takes feathers as its nest, weaves with hair and ties it to the ear of a tender reed. When the wind blows, the reed spike breaks, the bird's nest falls down and all the eggs are smashed. It's not that the nest is poorly woven, but that it shouldn't be tied to reeds. In the west, there is a kind of grass called "shooting hay", which grows on high mountains. It is only four inches high, but it can overlook hundreds of miles away.
It is not the grass that can grow tall, but because it grows on the top of the mountain. Pennisetum grows in hemp fields and can stand upright without support. White sand will not turn white when mixed into black soil. The root of Sophora japonica is called Ai Xiang. Once it is immersed in smelly water, gentlemen and servants will avoid it. It's not that Ai itself is not fragrant, but that it is soaked and stinks.
Therefore, a gentleman should choose a good environment to live and a moral person to make friends, so as to prevent delay and protect his moderation and integrity.