Nanao Sakaki Quotes

Nanao Sakaki was a Japanese poet, author of Bellyfulls and leading personality of The Tribe. He was born to a large family in Kagoshima Prefecture, and raised by parents who ran an indigo dye-house. Wikipedia

✵ 1923 – 22. December 2008

Nanao Sakaki: 1 quote 2 likes

Nanao Sakaki Quotes

“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

Books , Mountain , Singing , Time

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