रामायण - अरण्य - राज

अयुक्तचारं दुर्दर्शनमस्वाधीनं नराधिपम् |
वर्जयन्ति नरा दूरान्नदीपङ्कमिव द्विपाः ||

- रामायण, अरण्य

If a king does not have spies, offers ill advice to the subjects, not in control of himself - then his subjects will abandon him just like elephants stays clear of the mire in the river.

- Ramayana, Aranya