Tiruvalluvar

“ To anchorites, to indigent, to those who've passed away,
The man for household virtue famed is needful held and stay.
He will be said to flourish in domestic virtue who aids the forsaken, the poor, and the dead. ”

“ The manes, God, guests kindred, self, in due degree,
These five to cherish well is chiefest charity.
The chief (duty of the householder) is to preserve the five-fold rule (of conduct) towards the manes, the Gods, his guests, his relations and himself. ”