To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

We are never content with our lot.

We heed no instincts but our own.

Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.

But the shortest works are always the best.

Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.