Painting, Oil, Canvas, 90 x 135 cm, 2009
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Be devoted to conscientiousness.
Guard your own mind.
Lift yourself up from this bad place,
just like an elephant sunk in mud.
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If you find an intelligent companion,
a fellow-traveler of pure actions and wise,
you should overcome all problems
and travel with him, delighted and mindful.
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If you do not find an intelligent companion,
a fellow-traveler of pure actions and wise,
like a king leaves behind the subdued kingdom,
you should travel alone, just like an elephant in the elephant-grove.
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It is better to live alone; there is no companionship with a fool.
One should live alone, and commit no evil.
One should be content with little,
like an elephant in the elephant-grove.
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Good are friends when need arises.
Good is satisfaction with wha
