The virtue of the Brahmana is said to consist in the study of the Vedas, in the repression of all passions and in the simplicity of manners.
धर्म तु ब्राह्मणस्याहुः स्वाध्यायं दममार्जवम्॥ इन्द्रियाणां निग्रहं च शाश्वतं द्विजसत्तम।