The discipline, both in male and female schools, was stern and rigid.
The temples were supported by the revenue from lands bestowed upon them by successive princes.

These were managed by the priests, who were considered as excellent masters, treating their tenants with liberality and indulgence.

Besides this they were entitled to the first fruits of all produce, and were constantly receiving rich offerings from the pious.

The surplus, beyond what was required for the support of the priests, was distributed in alms among the poor, charity being strongly prescribed by the moral code of the nation.
Thus the Aztec religion was a strange mixture of good and evil.

The moral discipline enforced by it was excellent.