Kamasutra 6.1.12

6.1.12

mahā-kulīno vidvān sarva-samaya-jñaḥ kavir ākhyāna-kuśalo vāgmī pragalbho vividha-śilpa- jño vṛddha-darśī sthūla-lakṣo mahotsāho dṛḍha-bhaktir an:asūyakas tyāgī mitra-vatsalo ghaṭā-goṣṭhī-prekṣaṇaka-samāja-samasyā-krīḍana-śīlo nīrujo ':vyaṅga-śarīraḥ prāṇavān a:madya-po vṛṣo maitraḥ strīṇāṃ pranetā lālayitā ca. na cāsāṃ vaśa-gaḥ sva-tantra- vṛttir a:niṣṭhuro 'n:īrṣyālur an:avaśaṅkī ceti nāyaka-guṇāḥ.

Men of high birth, learned, with a good knowledge of the world, and doing the proper things at the proper times, poets, good story tellers, eloquent men, energetic men, skilled in various arts, far-seeing into the future, possessed of great minds, full of perseverance, of a firm devotion, free from anger, liberal, affectionate to their parents, and with a liking for all social gatherings, skilled in completing verses begun by others and in various other sports, free from all disease, possessed of a perfect body, strong, and not addicted to drinking, powerful in sexual enjoyment, sociable, showing love towards women and attracting their hearts to himself but not entirely devoted to them, possessed of independent means of livelihood, free from envy, and last of all, free from suspicion.

Such are the good qualities of a man.