Even the Brahmana who is destitute of knowledge is a god and is a great instrument for purifying others. He amongst them, then, who is possessed of knowledge is a much higher god and like the ocean when full (to the brim).
अविद्वान् ब्राह्मणो देवः पात्रं वै पावनं महत्। विद्वान् भूयस्तरो देवः पूर्णसागरसंनिभः॥