Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 1-3

The Deity said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and Yoga; almsgiving, control of the senses, Yajna, reading of the Shâstras, austerity, uprightness; non-injury, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, tranquillity, absence of calumny, compassion to beings, un-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness; boldness, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride, these belong to one born for a divine state, O descendant of Bharata.

A long, real list of virtues opens this chapter, starting with fearlessness and purity of mind, moving outward into how someone actually treats others, and closing on something as basic as forgiveness and bearing enmity toward no one.

Naming fearlessness and steadfastness in knowledge before anything else grounds this list in real, internal stability, before turning toward real conduct with other people, non-injury, truth, real compassion. Boldness and fortitude are paired with humility, absence of pride, showing this isn't just about being agreeable, it's about real strength held without pride.