Bhagavatapurana 3.12.31

3.12.31

tejīyasām api hy etan na suślokyaṃ jagad-guro /
yad-vṛttam anutiṣṭhan vai lokaḥ kṣemāya kalpate //

31. "Indeed, O father of the world, this course cannot be praiseworthy even on the part of those that are strong in celestial fire, by imitating whose conduct the world may (hope to) be fit for a prosperous life.