The rules of duty described by the great Rishis, each depending upon his own wisdom, are many. The highest among them all is selfcontrol.
धर्मस्य विधयो नैके ये वै प्रोक्ता महर्षिभिः। स्वं स्वं विज्ञानमाश्रित्य दमस्तेषां परायणम्॥