पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रता

मृगा मृगैः संगमनुव्रजन्ति
    गावश्चगोभिस्तुरगास्तुरंगैः ।
मूर्खाश्च मूर्खैः सुधियः सुधीभिः
    समानशीलव्यसनेषु सख्यम् ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र

mRugA mRugaiH sangama anuvrajanti
    gAvaH cha gobhiH turagAH turangaiH ।
mUrkhaH mUrkhaiH sudhibhiH sidhIbhiH
    samAna shIla vyasaneShu sakhyam ॥

- panchatantra

Deer will have good time around deer, cows with other cows, horses with other horses, fools with other fools and the virtuous with other virtuous people. People of similar qualities will always go along well.

- Panchatantra