Grandad once told me about a man who went to buy a mule to pull his plow. Said he got there liked what he saw and paid the man but when he took the reins the mule set down and refused to budge. The man spent 10 minutes tugging at the reins and then the farmer who sold him the mule walked up with a huge stick swung and hit the mule between the nose and its eyes driving it the rest of the way to the ground... Mule stood up shaking it head and the farmer said try again and this time with the tug of the reins the mule walked behind him......If working hard made you rich, the mule would own the farm.
I always love this one. Never get tired of seeing it. Always makes me smile.