He who desires his own prosperity should place his hope in good men, and sometimes even in indifferent ones, but never in the wicked. It is true that a wicked man may amass wealth by his own strength, through ceaseless effort, intelligence, and prowess, but he can never win honest fame nor acquire the virtues and manners of the noble families (into any of which he might be born)." Dhritarashtra said: "I ask you this question, O Vidura: what are these families that are called high?" Vidura said: "Asceticism, self-restraint, knowledge of the Vedas, sacrifices, pure marriages, and the giving of food — those families in which these seven qualities exist and are duly observed are considered high. There are noble families that never deviate from the right course, whose departed ancestors never suffer (by witnessing the misdeeds of their descendants), who gladly practice every virtue, who desire to increase the pure fame of the line in which they were born, and who shun all falsehood."