सहस्राण्यपि मूर्खाणां यधुपास्ते महीपतिः। अथवाप्ययुतान्येव नास्ति तेषु सहायता॥
sahasrāṇyapi mūrkhāṇāṃ yadhupāste mahīpatiḥ| athavāpyayutānyeva nāsti teṣu sahāyatā||
English Meaning
And although a king might be surrounded by a thousand or ten thousand fools, yet he can count upon no assistance (at their hands).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)