visad apy amrtam grahyam

  amedhyad api kancanam

nicad apy uttamam jnanam

  stri-ratnam duskulad api

One would accept nectar even from poison

and gold even from a filthy place,

One should accept knowledge even from a low-born person,

and a good wife even if she comes from a low family.

(Niti Sastra......Canakya Pandita)