If you have time to chatter, Read books. If you have time to read, Walk into mountain, desert and ocean. If you have time to walk, Sing songs and dance. If you have time to dance, Sit quietly, you happy, lucky idiot.

Nanao Sakaki
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If you don't have time to read, walk into mountain, desert and ocean then you don't have time to worry about anything, you can worry about other things.

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