Arthashastra
अपरिमित देश कालम् एक अर्थ उपगमाच् च मित्र बलम् अमित्र बलात् श्रेयः ॥
Even that corporation of soldiers which is further removed in place and time is, in virtue of its having the same end in view, better than the army of a friend.
english translation
aparimita deza kAlam eka artha upagamAc ca mitra balam amitra balAt zreyaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript