Arthashastra
बलवतश् च अनभिजातस्य उपजापं विसंवादयन्ति, अनुरागे सार्वगुण्यम् इति ॥
Also they render the intrigues of a strong but base-born person, unavailing, as the saying is, that possession of virtues makes for friendship.
english translation
balavataz ca anabhijAtasya upajApaM visaMvAdayanti, anurAge sArvaguNyam iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript