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Says he who takes no road that he is fine.

Or else that his demeanor’s quite patient.

But ‘neath that cool facade is naught a spine—

a man, not calm, but really complacent.

But I should be a fool to say that’s true,

who takes some roads and others takes no part.

From looking out, the one with ne’er to do

is really on a road but far apart.

It is indeed a road, no road to take,

at least if one is waiting to learn more;

for while the others, restless, soon forsake

the start, the patient have much more in store.

Mock not the one who hasn’t picked a path,

but watch, that you might learn what he now hath.