By associating with virtuous people even an ordinary person gains respect, just as a common thread is worn on the head when it is used to make a garland of flowers.
(guNavadhvasthu samsargAdh yAthi svalpOpi gauravam / puSHpamAlAnuSHangENA sUthram shirasi DHAyathE
गुणवद्वस्तु संसर्गाद् याति स्वल्पोपि गौरवम् /पुष्पमालानुषङ्गेण सूत्रं शिरसि धार्यते //)
