Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2197

A man who has no reason to be ashamed, who
is honoured wherever he goes, whose spoken
words take effect, who leaves no debts unpaid,
who returns loans to those who lent them, Tuka
says, Such a man for his qualities is esteemed,
a desirable person.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents