सत्सङ्गाद्भवति हि साधुना खलानां साधूनां न हि खलसंगतः खलत्वम् । आमोदं कुसुमभवं मृदेव धत्ते मृद्गन्धं नहि कुसुमानि धारयन्ति ॥

A wicked man may develop saintly qualities in the company of a devotee, but a devotee does not become impious in the company of a wicked person. The earth is scented by a flower that falls upon it, but the flower does not contact the odor of the earth.