You should not keep your trust on so-called gentlemen of the world however nicely dressed he may be. In the matter of discharging our mission of Krishna consciousness we have to meet so many so called gentlemen but we must be very cautious for dealing with them as we are cautious in dealing with serpents.

From Srila Prabhupada’s letter to Brahmananda, Satsvarupa, Rayarama, Gargamuni, Rupanuga, Donald — San Francisco 28 March, 1967