Bhishma said One should always adore Brahmanas respected for learning, devoted to penances, and observant of Vedic injunctions. This, indeed, is a high and sacred duty.
भीष्म उवाच ब्राह्मणानेव सेवेत विद्यावृद्धास्तपस्विनः। श्रुतचारित्रवृत्ताढ्यान् पवित्रं ह्येतदुत्तमम्॥