Arthashastra
तस्य उत्तर पक्ष सिद्धौ पूर्व पक्षः श्रेयान् उपसम्प्राप्तुम् ॥
Of these, it is better to try that which is mentioned first than that which is mentioned later in the order of enumeration, and which it is certain to shake off.
english translation
tasya uttara pakSa siddhau pUrva pakSaH zreyAn upasamprAptum ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript