He who after doing due honours to such of his friends as are old in wisdom, old in virtue, old in knowledge and old in age asks them regarding what ought to be done and what ought not to be done is seldom deceived.
प्रज्ञावृद्धं धर्मवृद्धं स्वबन्धु विद्यावृद्धं वयसा चापि वृद्धम्। कार्याकार्ये पूजयित्वा प्रसाद्य यः सम्पृच्छेन्न स मुह्येत् कदाचित्॥