Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 109 Shloka 4

कुलीनम् highborn, अकुलीनं वा or base, वीरम् brave, पुरुषमानिनम् proud of his manliness, शुचिं वा pure or honest, यदि वा or if, अशुचिं impure or dishonest, चारित्रमेव character alone, व्याख्याति tells.

It is only the character that tells whether a man is highborn or not, brave or only proud of his manliness, honest or dishonest.