मनु स्मृति - संबंध

उत्तमैरुत्तमैर्नित्यं संबंधानाचरेत्सह ।
निनीषुः कुलमुत्कर्षमधमानधमांस्त्यजेत् ॥

- मनु स्मृति

uttamaiH uttamaiH nityaM sambandAn Acharet ।
ninIShuH kulam utkarSham adhamAn adhamAMstyajet ॥

- manu smRuti

One must always forge relations with better and better families. This way, your own clan will keep improving. One must break ties with rogues.

- Manu Smriti