Manusmriti

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अतस्तु विपरीतस्य नृपतेरजितात्मनः । सङ्क्षिप्यते यशो लोके घृतबिन्दुरिवाम्भसि ॥ ३४ ॥

sanskrit

But the fame of a king who acts in a contrary manner and who does not subdue himself, diminishes in extent among men like a drop of clarified butter in water.

english translation

atastu viparItasya nRpaterajitAtmanaH | saGkSipyate yazo loke ghRtabindurivAmbhasi || 34 ||

hk transliteration