We often accomplish more by patient waiting than by direct effort.
There was a very balky horse in town which nobody could drive.
A kind gentleman undertook to drive him through the White
Mountains. His owner laughed, and said: “You can not drive out
of town, much less through the mountains.” He said quietly, “I
think I will manage him,” and he did, in this way. He filled the
carriage-box with books, and when the horse balked he quietly
flung the reins on the hook, took out a book and began to read,
and waited patiently until the horse saw fit to start. This he
did two or three times, and the horse was cured.
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See STATIC PROGRESS.
=Waiting for Enlightenment=--See DRINK.
=Walking=--See FOLLOWING INEXACTLY; GAIT AND CHARACTER.