पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - नृपतिः

आसन्नमेव नृपतिर्भजते मनुष्यं
    वुद्याविहीनमकुलीनमसंस्कृतं वा ।
प्रायेण भूमिपतयः प्रमदा लताश्च
    यत्पार्श्वतो भवति तत्परिवेष्टयन्ति ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद

Asannameva nRupatirbhajate manuShyaM
    vidyAvihInamakulInamasaMskRutaM vA ।
prAyeNa bhUmipatayaH pramAdA latAshcha
    yat pArshvato bhavati tat pariveShTayanti ॥

- panchatantra, mitrabheda

A king will confide with a person who is always close to him even if he is not well educated, not of noble family and neither has good conduct. Be it a weak king, women or a creeper - they all seek support in whatever is physically close to them.

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda