“(1) Bhikkhus, those bhikkhus who are deceivers, stubborn, talkers, imposters, haughty, and unconcentrated are not bhikkhus of mine. (2) They have strayed from this Dhamma and discipline, and they do not achieve growth, progress, and maturity in this Dhamma and discipline. (3) But those bhikkhus who are honest, sincere, steadfast, compliant, and well concentrated are bhikkhus of mine. (4) They have not strayed from this Dhamma and discipline, and they achieve growth, progress, and maturity in this Dhamma and discipline.” - aṅguttara nikāya - the book of the fours
"(3) Again, the great ocean does not associate with a corpse, but quickly carries it to the coast and washes it ashore. This is the first astounding and amazing quality that the asuras see in the great ocean because of which they take delight in it." aṅguttara nikāya - the book of the eights