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make up his mind to make. It would be true 

 enough, though, as regards some people : let us hope 

 there are but few in such a case. But wherever any 

 man finds a constant something amiss with his 

 horses, if he is one of the best judges in England, 

 I should say, consult with another ; something is 

 wrong, and, figuratively speaking, the physician is 

 wanting. You may have tried various remedies ; 

 but somehow you take a wrong view of the case 

 thousands are in this predicament with their 

 horses. 



It matters not what a man undertakes to manage ; 

 if he does it badly and wishes to do better, there 

 are two qualities of which he must lay in an 

 abundant stock before he can do this ; viz., good 

 temper, and diffidence as to his own knowledge 

 of the matter in question. Many will very 

 patiently learn or be taught to do that which they 

 have never before undertaken ; but to bear to be 

 told they must, to do right, do that which they 

 have not done, and leave undone the greatest part 

 of what they have done, is not merely a bitter 

 pill but a regular nauseous bolus, unpleasant to 

 swallow, and apt to produce irritation when down. 

 If a man manages things tolerably well, but has 

 certain errors of opinion or want of knowledge on 

 some points, a little well-timed flattery as to his 

 general way of doing things will induce him to 

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