Jean de La Fontaine: To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to s

To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; t — Jean de La Fontaine

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.

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