Characteristics fo noble persons – from the Bhagavad Gita

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थिति:।
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 16.1

Abhayam sattva-sanshuddhir-gyaana-yoga-vyavas-thitih
Daanam damash-cha yagyash-cha svaadhyaayas-tapa aarjavam.
Bhagavad Gita 16.1

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्याग: शान्तिरपैशुनम्।
दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्॥
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 16.2

Ahimsaa satyam-akrodhas-tyaagaḥ shaantir-apaishunam.
Dayaa bhooteṣh-valo-luptvam maardavam hreer-achaapalam.
Bhagavad Gita 16.1

तेज: क्षमा धृति: शौचमद्रोहोनातिमानिता।
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 16.3

Tejah kshamaa dhritih shaucham-adroho-naati-maanitaa.
Bhavanti sampadam daiveem-abhi-jaatasya bhaarata.
Bhagavad Gita 16.3

Characteristics of good people

1. Fearlessness – abhayam
2. Purity of mind – sattva samshruddhi
3. Knowledge – gyaana
4. Physical discipline – yoga
5. Steadfastness (of character) – vyavasthitih
6. Charity – daanam
7. Control of the senses – damah
8. Selfless sacrifice (doing for others) – yagya
9. Study of the sacred books – svaadhyaaya
10. Austerity – tapah
11. Integrity, honesty, sincerity – aarjavam
12. Non-violence – ahimsaa
13. Truthfulness  – satyam
14. Absence of anger – akrodha
15. Renunciation (of attachment; of desires like lust) – tyaaga
16. Peacefulness – shaantih
17. Restraint from fault-finding; non-slander (Do not judge others) – apeshunaam
18. Compassion – dayaa
19. Absence of covetousness – alolupatva
20. Gentleness – maardavam
21. Modesty; a sense of shame; conscience – hreeh
22. Lack of fickleness; able to focus – achaapalam
23. Vigor – tejah
24. Forgiveness – kshama
25. Fortitude, patience – dritih
26. Cleanliness – shaucha
27. Bearing enmity toward no one – adrohah
28. Very respectful, Absence of vanity – ati maanitah