यथा पुष्करपत्रेषु पतितास्तोयबिन्दवः। न श्लेषमभिगच्छन्ति तथानार्येषु सौहृदम्॥
yathā puṣkarapatreṣu patitāstoyabindavaḥ| na śleṣamabhigacchanti tathānāryeṣu sauhṛdam||
English Meaning
As the drops of water do not last long on the leaves of lotuses, so is the friendship with unworthy persons.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)