Arthashastra
दुर्बलम् अभिजातं प्रकृतयः स्वयम् उपनमन्ति, जात्यम् ऐश्वर्य प्रकृतिर् अनुवर्तत इति ॥
a people will naturally obey a high-born king though he is weak, for the tendency of a prosperous people is to follow a high-born king.
english translation
durbalam abhijAtaM prakRtayaH svayam upanamanti, jAtyam aizvarya prakRtir anuvartata iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript