If I have to say. “No” to a Brahmana (asking for a favour) it will rend my heart. Neither myself nor my husband ever said “No” to a Brahmana.
नेति चेद् ब्राह्मणं ब्रूयां दीर्येत हृदयं मम। न ह्यहं न च मे भर्ता नेति ब्राह्मणमुक्तवान्॥