"Better to Live Alone in the Absence of a Trustworthy Companion

‘If you can find a trustworthy companion

With whom to walk, both virtuous and steadfast,

Then walk with him, content and mindfully,

And overcoming any threat of danger.

If you can find no trustworthy companion

With whom to walk, both virtuous and steadfast,

Then, as a king who leaves a vanquished kingdom,

Walk like a tusker in the woods alone.

Better it is to walk alone.

There is no fellowship with fools.

Walk alone, harm none, and know no conflict; Be like a tusker in the woods alone.’ ~M.III: 154" - Buddha.

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