हितोपदेश - नीचः

संगमयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् ।
समुद्रमपि दुर्दशं नृपं भाग्यमतः परम् ॥

- हितोपदेश

sangamayati vidyA iva nIchagApi naraM sarit ।
samudramapi durdashaM nRupaM bhAgyamataH param ॥

- hitopadesha

Just like water of any river flows lower and lower towards the sea, a rogue even if he is well educated will seek a bad king to serve. The result of both actions is the same - they get destroyed (both river and the rogue).

- Hitopadesha