Tranquillity, self-restraint, fortitude, truth, purity, simplicity, sacrifices, perseverance, and righteousness,-these are always the virtues recommended by the Rishis.
शमो दमस्तथा धैर्यं सत्यं शौचमथार्जवम्। यज्ञो धृतिश्च धर्मश्च नित्यमा! विधिः स्मृतः॥