That is not a loss, O king, which brings gain. But that should be regarded as loss which, once incurred, would surely bring about still greater ruin. Some become eminent through good qualities; others become so through wealth. Avoid, O Dhritarashtra, those who are rich in wealth but devoid of good qualities!’ Dhritarashtra said: ‘All that you say is approved by the wise and intended for my future good. Yet I cannot bring myself to abandon my son. It is well known that where there is righteousness, there is victory.’ Vidura said: ‘One who is endowed with every virtue and possessed of humility is never indifferent even to the slightest suffering of living beings. But those who constantly speak ill of others always strive to quarrel with one another and are bent, in all things, on causing pain to others. There is fault in accepting gifts, and there is danger in giving gifts to those whose very appearance is inauspicious and whose company is fraught with peril. Quarrelsome, greedy, shameless, and deceitful people are known as unrighteous, and their company should always be avoided.’