He who does not rekindle old hostilities, who behaves neither with arrogance nor with excessive humility, and who, even when aggrieved, never commits an unseemly act, is regarded by respected people as a man of good conduct. He who does not exult in his own good fortune, does not rejoice at another's misfortune, and does not regret having made a gift, is called a man of good nature and conduct. He who desires to gain knowledge of the customs of different lands, as well as the languages of different peoples and the customs of different classes of men, knows at once all that is high and low; and wherever he goes, he will surely prevail even over those who rejoice. The intelligent man who renounces pride, rashness, insolence, sinful acts, disloyalty toward the king, crooked conduct, and enmity with many, and who avoids quarreling with the drunk, the mad, and the wicked, is the finest representative of his kind. The gods themselves grant prosperity to him who daily practices self-restraint, purification, auspicious rites, worship of the gods, expiatory ceremonies, and other observances of universal custom.